Gabriella Hannah Wolff

Predator-like auditory stimuli elicit escape climb in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

This study shows that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes perform an escape climb in response to low-frequency sounds and dragonfly audio, suggesting auditory detection of aerial predators.

Mushroom Body Homology and Divergence across Pancrustacea

The paper challenges the view that hemiellipsoid bodies are a derived crustacean trait and shows mushroom bodies exist in lineages predating Reptantia.

The olfactory basis of orchid pollination by mosquitoes

This paper shows that mosquitoes pollinate an orchid through scent-based attraction and neural processing in their antennal lobe, revealing the ecological and neural mechanisms behind nectar-feeding behavior.

Neuromodulation and Differential Learning Across Mosquito Species

The paper investigates odor learning and dopaminergic innervation differences across mosquito species, finding species-specific learning patterns and innervation in the antennal lobe.

Geosmin attracts Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to oviposition sites

This study shows geosmin attracts Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to oviposition sites and can be used as bait, with beetroot peel extract as a cost-effective alternative.

Modulation of host learning in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

This study shows that aversive olfactory learning influences mosquito host preference, with dopamine playing a key role in modulating olfactory responses.