Visual threats reduce blood-feeding and trigger escape responses in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
N. E. Wynne, K. Chandrasegaran, L. Fryzlewicz, C. Vinauger
This study shows that visual stimuli mimicking a human swat reduce blood-feeding in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by triggering escape responses.
bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition