Mosquito repellence induced by tarsal contact with hydrophobic liquids

Mosquito legs have a unique highly water-repellent surface structure. While being beneficial to mosquitoes, the water-repellence of the tarsi enhances the wettability of hydrophobic substances such as oils. This high wettability induces strong attraction forces on a mosquito’s legs (up to 87% of the...

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Autores principales: Iikura, Hiroaki, Takizawa, Hiroyuki, Ozawa, Satoshi, Nakagawa, Takao, Matsui, Yoshiaki, Nambu, Hiromi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32879341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71406-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32879341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71406-y

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