Heatwaves rescue a mosquito host from parasitism across a large geographic gradient
Johannah E. Farner, Izzy Riley, Aspen Singh, Erin A. Mordecai
The paper examines how heatwaves affect mosquito-parasite interactions, finding that heatwaves reduce parasitism and increase survival by allowing mosquitoes to evade infection.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintEcology