Is Anopheles gambiae attraction to floral and human skin-based odours and their combination modulated by previous blood meal experience?

Is Anopheles gambiae attraction to floral and human skin-based odours and their combination modulated by previous blood meal experience?

Abstract Background Mosquitoes use odours to find energy resources, blood hosts and oviposition sites. While these odour sources are normally spatio-temporally segregated in a mosquito’s life history, here this study explored to what extent a combination of flower- and human-mimicking synthetic vola...

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Main Authors: Elison E. Kemibala, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Jesse Saroli, Rodrigo Silva, Anitha Philbert, Kija Ng’habi, Woodbridge A. Foster, Teun Dekker, Leonard E. G. Mboera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anopheles gambiae
Mosquito
Attraction
Vectrax
Skin Lure
Volatiles
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03395-2

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