Male mosquitoes can pick out females by sound, study finds

A female anopheles mosquito. While males do not bite, Gupta suggested the study could be used to improve male traps to help control the spread of malaria.

2024-08-30  569  中等

Dr Saumya Gupta of the University of Washington, Seattle, said it was previously thought mosquitoes had such poor vision they could not see each other. What is more, male mosquitoes are known to tune out the sound of other males – meaning they could not rely on their acute hearing to avoid collisions.

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