BiteOscope, an open platform to study mosquito biting behavior

• Published in: eLife Vol. 9
• Main Authors: Hol, Felix JH, Lambrechts, Louis, Prakash, Manu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Sciences Publication 22.09.2020; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; behavior; Biomedical Research; Biomedical Research - instrumentation; Biomedical Research - methods; blood feeding; contact-dependent sensing; Culicidae; Culicidae - drug effects; Culicidae - physiology; Ecology; ethology; Feeding Behavior; Feeding Behavior - physiology; Female; imaging; Insect Bites and Stings; Insect Repellents; Insect Repellents - pharmacology; Life Sciences; Models, Biological; Mosquito; Neuroscience; Quantitative Methods; Tools and Resources; ecology; contact-dependent sensing; Mosquito; neuroscience; ethology; behavior; imaging; blood feeding

Female mosquitoes need a blood meal to reproduce, and in obtaining this essential nutrient they transmit deadly pathogens. Although crucial for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, blood feeding remains poorly understood due to technological limitations. Indeed, studies often expose human subjects...