Revisiting the paradigm of anhematophagy in male mosquitoes
Jovana Bozic, Renuka Elizabeth Joseph, Tse-Yu Chen, Margaret V. Becker, Rachel S. Krizek, Amber Holley, Renee L.M.N. Ali, Miguel Á. Miranda, Carlos Barceló, Mikel A. González, Maureen Laroche, Rafael Gutiérrez‐López, Renke Lühken, Douglas Eric Norris, Perran A. Ross, , Jason L. Rasgon
This study challenges the assumption that male mosquitoes exclusively feed on plant sugars by showing they can take blood under dehydration/starvation and transmit pathogens.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2024 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition