ArticleScientific reports2023
Sugar feeding by invasive mosquito species on ornamental and wild plants.
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- DNA barcoding and olfactory identification of attractive nectar sources forbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Small RNA genomics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes discovers infectious viruses that trigger an RNA interference response.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Effect of landscape heterogeneity on mosquito abundance and sugar feeding behavior.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- Flower- and Water-Dwelling Yeasts Influence Nectar-Seeking and Oviposition Behavior in the Asian Tiger Mosquito with Distinct Volatile Organic Compound Profiles.Journal of chemical ecology · 2026Article
- A Tandem Metabarcoding and Taxonomic Forensics Approach to Surveillance of Mosquito-Plant Interactions forInsects · 2025Article
- Microbial Volatiles from Human Skin and Floral Nectar: Insufficiently Understood Adult Feeding Cues To Improve Odor-Based Traps for Aedes Vector Control.Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Review
- The olfactory neurobiology and chemical ecology of mosquito attraction to plant nutrient sources.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Review
- Olfactory preferences and chemical differences of fruit odors for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Identifying mosquito plant hosts from ingested nectar secondary metabolites.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The paradox of plant preference: The malaria vectorsEcology and evolution · 2024Article
- Context-specific variation in life history traits and behavior ofFrontiers in insect science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Feeding on plant-derived sugars is an essential component of mosquito biology, affecting key aspects of their lives such as survival, metabolism, and reproduction. Among mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are two invasive mosquito species in the US, and are vectors of diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika. These species live in heavily populated, urban areas, where they have high accessibility to human hosts as well as to plants in backyards and public landscapes. However, the range of plants that are suitable sugar hosts for these species remains to be described, despite the importance of understanding what plants may attract or repel mosquitoes to inform citizens and municipal authorities accordingly. Here, we tested whether Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus would sugar-feed on eleven commonly planted ornamental plant species. We confirmed feeding activity using the anthrone method and identified the volatile composition of plant headspace using gas-chromatography mass-spectroscopy. These chemical analyses revealed that a broad range of olfactory cues are associated with plants that mosquitoes feed on. This prompted us to use plant DNA barcoding to identify plants that field-caught mosquitoes feed on. Altogether, results show that native and invasive mosquito species can exploit a broader range of plants than originally suspected, including wild and ornamental plants from different phyla throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons.
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