Behavioral heterogeneity in host-seeking and post-feeding suppression among disease vector mosquitoes.

ABSTRACT: Female mosquitoes seek out vertebrate hosts and consume their blood to obtain nutrients necessary for egg production, but host preference and host-seeking strategies differ markedly across species. These behaviors are also modulated by internal physiological states, such as the suppression of host-seeking after a full blood meal, a phenomenon that varies in timing and duration across mosquito species. We established a behavior monitoring and classification pipeline to systematically compare baseline host-seeking behavior and post-blood meal suppression in Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes. We found distinct behavioral signatures and notable interspecific differences in the onset and duration of host-seeking suppression. While Aedes and Anopheles host

SUBMITTER: Uehara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262396 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature