Controlling malaria mosquito reproduction via the octopamine beta2 receptor
David Ellis, Judy Bagi, Stephen J. Terry, Eve Doran, Scott J. Tytheridge, Yifeng Y. J. Xu, Matthew P. Su, Max H. Lombardi, Gloria Iacomelli, Matthew J. Peirce, Melania Ligato, Daniela Terrazas-Duque, Watson Samuel Ntabaliba, Sarah Moore, Joerg T. Albert, , Marta Andrés
This study identifies the octopamine beta2 receptor as a target to disrupt mosquito reproduction but shows that amitraz, an agonist, is ineffective as a mating disruptor.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience