The intimacy of sex in Aedes mosquitoes revealed
Zhang D., Ming L., Bouyer J.. 2026. Trends in Parasitology, 42 (2) : p. 89-91.
Goldman et al. and Houri-Zeevi et al. reveal how Aedes mosquitoes mate and the molecular bases of these interactions. Invasive Aedes mosquitoes are the vectors of arboviruses, causing an ever-increasing health burden. New sexual attributes and behaviors have been described and may inform the development of new genetic control technologies.
Mots-clés : aedes aegypti; vecteur de maladie; aedes albopictus; aedes; culicidae; france; la réunion
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- Bouyer Jérémy — Bios / UMR ASTRE
