Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding
Baik L, Talross G, Gray S, Pattisam H, Peterson T, Nidetz J, Hol F, Carlson J. Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding. Nature 2024, 635: 639-646. PMID: 39415007, PMCID: PMC11578787, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08047-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to sugarFloral cuesCoding capacityControl mosquito vectorsEgg layingTaste sensillaTranscriptome profilingTaste organsNeuronal repertoireBiting behaviorInsect behaviorBitter compoundsInvasive diseaseTaste receptorsTaste systemTasteTaste responsesMosquito vectorsStop signalTaste stimuliFeedingSite waterLabellumExcitatory responsesNectar