How often are male mosquitoes attracted to humans?

Many mosquito species live close to humans where females feed on human blood. While male mosquitoes do not feed on blood, it has long been recognized that males of some species can be attracted to human hosts. To investigate how commonly male mosquitoes are attracted to humans, we review existing literature and performed human-baited field trials. We then undertook further laboratory and tent experiments to examine attraction to humans in males and females of three common Aedes species. We find that male attraction to humans is restricted to a handful of species including Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The presence of male host-seeking behaviour in some species may promote mating success and contribute to these species being globally invasive. Male and female Ae. aegypti show similar patterns in preferential attraction between different human subjects. We also demonstrate that mosquito repellents applied to human skin repel male mosquitoes. Our findings provide insights into mosquito..., Male attraction to humans – Aedes species comparison  
We conducted experiments on mosquito attraction to humans using three species: Ae. aegypti, Ae. notoscriptus, and Ae. vigilax. The experiments were conducted in a 3 x 3 m tent under constant light levels and at room temperature. Each trial involved releasing 100 males, aged between 1 and 2 weeks, that had previously been allowed to mate, into the tent. The males were given 30 minutes to acclimate before the experiment began. The experiments were filmed using GoPro Hero 10 cameras placed at either end of the tent, with white panels (84.1 x 118.9 cm) as a background. In each trial, one side was baited with a human subject, while the other side was left unbaited as a control. Subjects stood facing the camera with their bare feet and shins in the field of view, with this position remaining consistent across trials. Subjects did not wear any perfume. The side of the baited and unbaited treatment was alternated for each trial. The number ..., , # Male attraction to humans: *Aedes species* comparison

## Datesets corresponding to the below methods: Landing\_tent\_*Ae. aegypti*, Landing\_tent\_*Ae.notoscriptus*, Landing\_tent\_*Ae.vigilax*

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We conducted experiments on mosquito attraction to humans using three species: *Ae. aegypti*, *Ae. notoscriptus* and *Ae. vigilax*. The experiments were conducted in a 3 Å\~ 3 m tent under constant light levels and at room temperature. Each trial involved releasing 100 males, aged between one and two weeks, that had previously been allowed to mate, into the tent. The males were given 30 min to acclimatize before the experiment began. The experiments were filmed using GoPro Hero 10 cameras placed at either end of the tent, with white panels (84.1 Å\~ 118.9 cm) as a background. In each trial, one side was baited with a human subject, while the other side was left unbaited as a control. Subjects stood facing the camera with their bare feet and shins in the fi...

许多蚊种栖息于人类居所周边，雌蚊以人血为食。尽管雄蚊不吸血，但长期以来学界已认识到部分蚊种的雄蚊可被人类宿主吸引。为探究雄蚊吸引人类的普遍性，我们开展了现有文献综述，并实施了基于人类宿主的野外诱捕试验。随后，我们进一步开展实验室及帐篷实验，针对3种常见伊蚊属（Aedes）蚊种的雌雄个体对人类的趋性展开研究。

研究结果显示，雄蚊对人类的趋性仅局限于少数蚊种，包括埃及伊蚊（Aedes aegypti）与白纹伊蚊（Ae. albopictus）。部分蚊种中存在雄蚊宿主搜寻行为，这或许可提升交配成功率，并助力这些蚊种实现全球入侵。埃及伊蚊的雌雄个体在不同人类受试者间的偏好趋性模式相似。我们还证实，涂抹于人体皮肤的驱蚊剂可驱避雄蚊。本研究结果为蚊虫...提供了新的认知。

# 雄蚊对人类的趋性——伊蚊属物种比较

我们针对3种伊蚊——埃及伊蚊（Ae. aegypti）、澳洲伊蚊（Ae. notoscriptus）以及维吉拉克斯伊蚊（Ae. vigilax）——开展了蚊虫对人类的趋性实验。实验在3×3米的帐篷内开展，环境光照恒定且维持室温。每轮试验将100只1至2周龄、已完成交配的雄蚊释放至帐篷中，实验开始前让雄蚊适应30分钟。实验采用放置于帐篷两端的GoPro Hero 10相机进行拍摄，背景为尺寸84.1×118.9厘米的白色面板。每轮试验中，帐篷一侧布设人类受试者作为诱饵，另一侧设置空白对照。受试者面朝相机站立，裸露的足部与小腿处于镜头视野范围内，该站位在各试验中保持一致。受试者未使用任何香水。每轮试验均交替调换诱饵侧与对照侧的位置。试验计数...

以下方法对应数据集：Landing_tent_Ae. aegypti、Landing_tent_Ae.notoscriptus、Landing_tent_Ae.vigilax

#### 数据收集方式如下：
我们针对3种伊蚊——埃及伊蚊（Ae. aegypti）、澳洲伊蚊（Ae. notoscriptus）以及维吉拉克斯伊蚊（Ae. vigilax）——开展了蚊虫对人类的趋性实验。实验在3×3米的帐篷内开展，环境光照恒定且维持室温。每轮试验将100只1至2周龄、已完成交配的雄蚊释放至帐篷中，实验开始前让雄蚊适应30分钟。实验采用放置于帐篷两端的GoPro Hero 10相机进行拍摄，背景为尺寸84.1×118.9厘米的白色面板。每轮试验中，帐篷一侧布设人类受试者作为诱饵，另一侧设置空白对照。受试者面朝相机站立，裸露的足部与小腿处于镜头视野范围内，该站位在各试验中保持一致。受试者未使用任何香水。每轮试验均交替调换诱饵侧与对照侧的位置。试验计数...