Tag: host-seeking strategy

Let It Be B: In the Search for Blood, One Mosquito Species Has a Type (RETRACTED)

A new study shows the malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi has a strong preference for type B human blood. The finding has implications for identifying individuals at high risk of mosquito-borne disease, but those with other blood types shouldn’t put away the insect repellent.

Entomology Today January 24, 2022 Leave a Comment

In the Southern U.S., Young Blacklegged Ticks’ Habitat is a Mystery

In the southern U.S., blacklegged tick larvae and nymphs can be found on hosts, but they don't otherwise show up in vegetation or—as a new study finds—in leaf litter or soil either. So where are they hiding?