Exposure of a diurnal mosquito vector to floral mimics: Foraging responses, feeding patterns, and significance for sugar bait technology

• Main Authors: Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Nurul Atieqah Binti Arzemi, Nur Ezzati Aliasan, Fatimah Abang, Erida Wydiamala, Fumio Miake, Wan Fatma Zuharah, Nur Faeza Abu Kassim, Ronald E. Morales Vargas, Noppawan P. Morales, Gabriel Tonga Noweg
• Other Authors: Lambung Mangkurat University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/45983
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 Food location by mosquitoes is mediated by resource-derived olfactory and visual signals. Smell sensation is intermittent and dependent on the environment, whereas visual signals are continual and precede olfactory cues. Success of mosquito bait technology, where olfactory cues are used for a...