Journal article
Chemosensory Cues for Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection
Journal of medical entomology, v 52(2), pp 120-130
01 Mar 2015
PMID: 26336295
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Abstract
Gravid mosquitoes use chemosensory (olfactory, gustatory, or both) cues to select oviposition sites suitable for their offspring. In nature, these cues originate from plant infusions, microbes, mosquito immature stages, and predators. While attractants and stimulants are cues that could show the availability of food (plant infusions and microbes) and suitable conditions (the presence of conspecifics), repellents and deterrents show the risk of predation, infection with pathogens, or strong competition. Many studies have addressed the question of which substances can act as positive or negative cues in different mosquito species, with sometimes apparently contradicting results. These studies often differ in species, substance concentration, and other experimental details, making it difficult to compare the results. In this review, we compiled the available information for a wide range of species and substances, with particular attention to cues originating from larval food, immature stages, predators, and to synthetic compounds. We note that the effect of many substances differs between species, and that many substances have been tested in few species only, revealing that the information is scattered across species, substances, and experimental conditions.
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- Title
- Chemosensory Cues for Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection
- Creators
- Ali Afify - University of KonstanzC. Giovanni Galizia - University of Konstanz
- Publication Details
- Journal of medical entomology, v 52(2), pp 120-130
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- University of Konstanz German Research Foundation (DFG) International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Organismal Biology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000352402300003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84926654549
- Other Identifier
- 991021229998804721
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- Entomology
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