The sex determination gene fruitless is essential for male Aedes aegypti mosquito swarming and attraction to female flight sounds
YuMin M. Loh, Alberto J Thornton, WenWei Loh, Tai‐Ting Lee, Wan-Tze Chen, Yifeng Y. J. Xu, Jia Xin Yap, Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Daniel F. Eberl, Matthew P. Su, Azusa Kamikouchi
This study shows that the fruitless gene in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes is essential for swarming and attraction to female flight sounds, with its disruption causing loss of these behaviors.
PLoS Biology · Oct 27, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience