Department of Neuroscience, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
Curr Biol. 2020 Jan 6;30(1):R12-R14. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.057.
Finding the right lure for trapping pest insects is difficult. The typical smell of rain and humid soil, geosmin, now turns out to be a strong attractant for the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.
找到捕捉害虫的合适诱饵很困难。现在，典型的雨水和潮湿土壤的气味——土腥味，原来是埃及伊蚊（Aedes aegypti）的强烈引诱剂。
