Heat and humidity sensors that alert mosquitoes to nearby human hosts
Willem J. Laursen, Gonzalo Budelli, Elaine C. Chang, Rachel Gerber, Ruocong Tang, Chloé Greppi, Rebecca Albuquerque, Paul Garrity
The paper identifies Ir93a as essential for mosquito attraction to human hosts through heat and humidity sensing, revealing parallel sensory pathways for host detection.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience