Department of Entomology, Cornell University, 3138 Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2011 Jul;48(4):941-6. doi: 10.1603/me11019.
Sound plays an important role in the mating behavior of mosquitoes, including Aedes aegypti (L). Males orient to the fundamental wing beat frequency of females, and both sexes actively modulate their flight tone before mating to converge at harmonic frequencies. The majority of studies on mosquito mating acoustics have been conducted in the laboratory using tethered individuals. In this study, we present the first free-flight recording of naturally forming Ae. aegypti swarms in Thailand. We describe mating behaviors and present results on the flight tone frequency and dynamics of wild pairs in free flight. To assess the importance of these behaviors in vector control programs, especially those using genetically modified mosquitoes, it will be critical to use methods, such as those described in this work, to measure mosquito mating behaviors in the field.
声音在蚊子（包括埃及伊蚊）的交配行为中起着重要作用。雄蚊以雌蚊的基本翼拍频率为导向，雌雄蚊在交配前都会积极地调节它们的飞行音，以达到谐波频率。大多数关于蚊子交配声学的研究都是在实验室里用系绳的个体进行的。在这项研究中，我们首次记录了在泰国自然形成的埃及伊蚊群的自由飞行。我们描述了交配行为，并介绍了野生对在自由飞行中飞行音频率和动态的结果。为了评估这些行为在病媒控制计划中的重要性，特别是那些使用基因改造蚊子的计划，使用这种工作中描述的方法来测量野外蚊子的交配行为将是至关重要的。
