Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Curr Biol. 2020 Sep 21;30(18):R1046-R1049. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.030.
The invasive yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti preferentially feeds on human blood. A new study finds that human-biting in this important disease vector might just be an unfortunate side effect of breeding in human-stored water.
入侵性黄热病蚊子埃及伊蚊更喜欢吸食人血。一项新的研究发现,这种重要疾病传播媒介的叮咬人类行为可能只是在人类储存的水中繁殖的一个不幸的副作用。