Mosquito Phonotaxis Assay
- Ear Institute, University College London, London WC1X 8EE, United Kingdom
- The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, United Kingdom
- ↵1Correspondence: joerg.albert{at}ucl.ac.uk
Abstract
Phonotaxis experiments can provide information on the spectrum of sounds relevant to mosquito acoustic behaviors. It is widely known that males of disease-transmitting species are attracted to tones with frequencies resembling the wingbeat frequencies of their conspecific females. Thus, phonotaxis experiments can be coupled with wingbeat frequency measurements to inform the development of vector control tools such as acoustic traps and lures. This protocol describes how to set up and execute a phonotaxis experiment.
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From the Mosquitoes collection, edited by Laura B. Duvall and Benjamin J. Matthews.
