Female mosquitoes use chemical and physical cues, including vision, smell, heat, and
humidity, to orient toward hosts. Body odors are produced by skin resident bacteria that …

Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but the mechanistic basis of this
phenomenon is poorly understood. We tested mosquito attraction to human skin odor and …

To reproduce and to transmit disease, female mosquitoes must obtain blood meals and
locate appropriate sites for egg laying (oviposition). While distinct sensory cues drive each …

Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …

Insects and mammals have independently evolved odorant receptor genes that are
arranged in large genomic tandem arrays. In mammals, each olfactory sensory neuron …

Mosquitoes locate and approach humans based on the activity of odorant receptors (ORs)
expressed on olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs). Olfactogenetic experiments in Anopheles …

Haematophagous female mosquitoes differ in their selection of hosts, ranging from
generalists to specialists. Specialist mosquitoes, particularly those that prefer to feed on …

The mosquito's antenna represents its main olfactory appendage for detecting volatile
chemical cues from the environment. Whole-mount fluorescence in situ hybridization of …

Gene-editing technologies have revolutionized the field of mosquito sensory biology. These
technologies have been used to knock in reporter genes in-frame with neuronal genes and …

Half the world's human population is at risk for mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes rely
mainly on their sense of smell to find a vertebrate blood host, nectar source, and a suitable …