Roberta Spaccapelo

This study shows that JNK signaling in Anopheles gambiae reduces reproductive investment and survival after Plasmodium infection by suppressing ecdysteroid production.

The paper investigates Anopheles gambiae mosquito swarming behavior using 3D trajectory data, finding experimental evidence of male-male interactions rather than random aggregation.

This paper presents a georeferenced dataset of pyrethroid resistance mutations in Aedes albopictus across Italy, supporting resistance monitoring and ecological modeling.

This study identifies the octopamine beta2 receptor as a target to disrupt mosquito reproduction but shows that amitraz, an agonist, is ineffective as a mating disruptor.

The paper shows male Anopheles mosquitoes enhance female audibility by adjusting their flight tones at dusk, leveraging circadian rhythms for synchronized mating.