Vector-borne disease specialists have traditionally assumed that in each egg-laying cycle
mosquitoes take a single bloodmeal that is used for egg development and feed on plant …

Aedes aegypti is a ubiquitous vector of arboviruses mostly in urbanised areas throughout
the tropics and subtropics and a growing threat beyond. Control of Ae. aegypti is difficult and …

Background Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are globally distributed vectors of viruses that impact
the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Mating and blood feeding represent …

Aedes aegypti is a vector of medically important viruses including those causing Zika,
dengue, and chikungunya. During mating, males transfer a number of proteins and other …

Effective mosquito surveillance and management depend on a thorough understanding of
the biology and feeding patterns unique to species and sex. Given that a propensity to sugar …

Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses of medical
importance. Behavioral and biological attributes contribute to its vectorial capacity. The …

Sugar feeding is a common behaviour of male and female mosquitoes, sand flies, and other
Dipteran vectors. In some species it is essential to one or both sexes; in others it is …

Mosquitoes are emerging as model systems with which to study innate behaviours through
neuroethology and functional genomics. Decades of work on these disease vectors have …

Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) are a potential vector control tool that exploits the
sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes. We evaluated the sugar-feeding behaviour of …

This document, in two parts, evaluates the behavioural aspects of plants as a food source for
mosquitoes. First is a summary of the established basics of mosquito plant feeding. These …