Additional file 8: Table S1. Summary of Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus opsin genes. Table S2. Primers for qPCR and dsRNA synthesis.
Hematophagous mosquitoes need a blood meal to complete their reproductive cycle. To accomplish this, female mosquitoes seek vertebrate hosts, land on them, and bite. As their eggs mature, they shift a
Additional file 1. A complete list of detected volatile organic compounds from each analysis of the different samples of Cyperus rotundus (CR), Cyperus exaltatus (CE), Cynodon dactylon (CD), Panicum r
Female mosquitoes have parallel appetites for plant sugars and vertebrate blood. Since blood is necessary for egg development, females must balance their food-choice depending on their reproductive st
Additional file 3: Table S3. Sheets of raw gene expression data for the three genes in heads of males without antennae, in all conditions. Data of three experimental replicates are included.