Highlights•Insect herbivores deal with a vast spectrum of information from many
sources.•Limitations in host plant choice accuracy in polyphagous insects may be mitigated …

Vector control is an important component of the interventions aimed at mosquito‐borne
disease control. Current and future mosquito control strategies are likely to rely largely on …

The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a notorious pest of fruit crops. Gravid
females locate suitable oviposition sites by detecting host plant volatiles. Here, we …

Mosquitoes are important vectors of disease and require sources of carbohydrates for
reproduction and survival. Unlike host-related behaviors of mosquitoes, comparatively less …

Insect repellents are important prophylactic tools for travelers and populations living in
endemic areas of malaria, dengue, encephalitis, and other vector-borne diseases. DEET (N …

Mosquitoes rely heavily on their olfactory systems for host seeking, selection of oviposition
sites, and avoiding predators and other environmental dangers. Of these behaviors, the …

Pheromones and other semiochemicals play a crucial role in today's integrated pest and
vector management strategies. These semiochemicals are typically discovered by bioassay …

How mosquitoes determine which individuals to bite has important epidemiological
consequences. This choice is not random; most mosquitoes specialize in one or a few …

The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, has one of the most acute and
eclectic olfactory systems of all mosquito species hitherto studied. Here, we used Illumina …

BACKGROUND The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a competent vector for the
spread of several viral arboviruses including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Several vital …