ODOR-MEDIATED BEHAVIOR OF AFROTROPICAL MALARIA MOSQUITOES

• Published in: Annual review of entomology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 131 - 157
• Main Authors: Takken, Willem, Knols, Bart G. J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto, CA 94303-0139 Annual Reviews 01.01.1999; 4139 El Camino Way, P.O. Box 10139 Annual Reviews, Inc; USA
• Subjects: Africa; Animals; Anopheles - parasitology; Anopheles - physiology; Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambiae; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Culicidae; Feeding Behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; host seeking; Host-Parasite Interactions; Humans; Insect Vectors; Laboratorium voor Entomologie; Laboratory of Entomology; Malaria; Malaria - transmission; Male; mating; Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control; Odorants; Oviposition; PE&RC; semiochemicals; Sexual Behavior, Animal; sugar feeding; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors. Intermediate hosts; Afrotropical region; Chemical communication; Protozoal disease; Feeding behavior; Malaria; Insecta; Pheromone; Host; Review; Parasitosis; Searching behavior; Kairomone; Infection; Mating; Anopheles gambiae; Arthropoda; Culicidae; Invertebrata; Egg laying behavior; Odor; Vector; Diptera; Semiochemicals

The African mosquito species Anopheles gambiae sensu lato s.l. and Anopheles funestus rank among the world's most efficient vectors of human malaria. Their unique bionomics, particularly their anthropophilic, endophagic and endophilic characters, guarantee a strong mosquito-host interaction, fa...