Sugar feeding patterns of New York Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are affected by saturation deficit, flowers, and host seeking.

• Principais autores: Kara Fikrig (Autor), Sonile Peck (Autor), Peter Deckerman (Autor), Sharon Dang (Autor), Kimberly St Fleur (Autor), Henry Goldsmith (Autor), Sophia Qu (Autor), Hannah Rosenthal (Autor), Laura C Harrington (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Sugar feeding is an important behavior which may determine vector potential of female mosquitoes. Sugar meals can reduce blood feeding frequency, enhance survival, and decrease fecundity, as well as provide energetic reserves to fuel energy intensive behaviors such as...