Water-induced strong protection against acute exposure to low subzero temperature of adult Aedes albopictus.

• Main Authors: Meichun Zhang (Author), Dongjing Zhang (Author), Yongjun Li (Author), Qiang Sun (Author), Qin Li (Author), Yali Fan (Author), Yu Wu (Author), Zhiyong Xi (Author), Xiaoying Zheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As an important vector of dengue and Zika, Aedes albopictus has been the fastest spreading invasive mosquitoes in the world over the last 3-4 decades. Cold tolerance is important for survival and expansion of insects. Ae. albopictus adults are generally considered to be cold-intolerant that cannot s...