Research progress on the sugar-feeding behavior of mosquitoes and its application in mosquito control].

Jin-yong Jiang, Ya-jun Ma, Hong-ning Zhou

Department of Pathogen Biology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.

Zhongguo ji sheng chong xue yu ji sheng chong bing za zhi = Chinese journal of parasitology & parasitic diseases 2012 Feb 29

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The energy of the physiological activities for both male and female mosquitoes is provided by feeding sugar outdoors. The attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) was developed according to the behavior, and showed a good result in reducing mosquito population size. This paper introduces the progress on the sugar-feeding behavior of mosquitoes and application in vector-borne disease control.

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Jin-yong Jiang, Ya-jun Ma, Hong-ning Zhou. Research progress on the sugar-feeding behavior of mosquitoes and its application in mosquito control]. Zhongguo ji sheng chong xue yu ji sheng chong bing za zhi = Chinese journal of parasitology & parasitic diseases. 2012 Feb 29;30(1):17-9