ArticleiScience2023
Soap application alters mosquito-host interactions.
Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cyphers and cycles - A chemical basis of the differential attraction of mosquitoes to human odor.iScience · 2026Article
- Exploring the resting habits of invasive Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Southern France.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Insights into the autecology of Aedes albopictus.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Potential of coconut oil as a mosquito repellent.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds: Insights into Plant Defense.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Context-specific variation in life history traits and behavior ofFrontiers in insect science · 2024Review
- Sugar feeding by invasive mosquito species on ornamental and wild plants.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
To find nutrients, mosquitoes use volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by plants and animal hosts. These resources overlap in their chemical composition, and an important layer of information resides in VOCs' relative abundance in the headspace of each resource. In addition, a large majority of the human species regularly uses personal care products such as soaps and perfumes, which add plant-related VOCs to their olfactory signature. Using headspace sampling and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, we quantified how human odor is modified by soap application. We showed that soaps alter mosquito host selection, with some soaps increasing the attractiveness of the host and some soaps reducing it. Analytical methods revealed the main chemicals associated with these changes. These results provide proof-of-concept that data on host-soap valences can be reverse-engineered to produce chemical blends for artificial baits or mosquito repellents, and evince the impact of personal care products on host selection processes.
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