[13-10] Mosquito Biology and Genetic Biocontrol

Fri. Aug 30, 2024 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Room J

Chair: Omar Akbari (UCSD), Yoosook Lee (University of Florida), John M. Marshall (University of California, Berkeley)

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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

[13-10-01] Uncovering Dengue Virus Host Factors: Paving the Way for Innovative Antiviral Strategies

*Shin-Hong Shiao¹, Yu-Xian Zhou¹, Shih-Che Weng¹ (1. National Taiwan University (Taiwan))

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[13-10-02] The taste of humans, nectar, and egg-laying sites: gustation in the Asian tiger mosquito

*Lisa S. Baik¹, Gaëlle J.S. Talross¹, Sydney Gray¹, Himani S. Pattisam¹, Taylor N. Peterson¹, James E. Nidetz¹, Felix J.H. Hol², John R. Carlson¹ (1. Yale University (United States of America), 2. Radboud University (Netherlands))

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[13-10-03] Fibrinopeptide A from host blood induces blood-feeding arrest in Aedes aegypti

*Chisako Sakuma¹, Fumiaki Obata^1,2, Hirotaka Kanuka^3,4 (1. Lab. Nutritional Biol., RIKEN BDR (Japan), 2. Lab. Mol. Cell Biol. Develop., Grad. Sch. Biostudies, Kyoto Univ. (Japan), 3. Dept. Trop. Med., Jikei Univ. Sch. Med. (Japan), 4. Ctr. Med. Entomol., Jikei Univ. Sch. Med. (Japan))

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[13-10-04] The regulation of the amino acid metabolism after a blood meal in Aedes aegypti

*Yusuke Kato^1,2, Ayano Oi^1,2, Fumiaki Obata^1,2, Chisako Sakuma¹ (1. RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (Japan), 2. Kyoto University (Japan))

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

[13-10-05] Temporal Population Dynamics of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Campus: A Case Study in Taiwan

Chung-Han Cheng¹, *Yi'En Leong¹, Shaw-Yhi Hwang¹ (1. National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan))

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[13-10-06] The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in maintaining epithelial cells in mosquito midgut after blood-feeding

*Emi Maekawa^1,2, Hiroka Aonuma^1,2, Hirotaka Kanuka^1,2 (1. Department of Tropical Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine (Japan), 2. Center for Medical Entomology, The Jikei University School of Medicine (Japan))

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[13-10-07] Polyandry in the wild: High rates of female remating in natural populations of Aedes mosquitos has implications for vector control in a dengue-endemic urban city.

*Tyrone Tan¹, Hillary Yee², Huiqing Yeo³, Germaine Kwek¹, Nalini Puniamoorthy¹ (1. National University of Singapore (Singapore), 2. Environmental Health Institute (Singapore), 3. University of Calgary (Canada))

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[13-10-08] Effect of temperature on Wolbachia during Culex quinquefasciatus embryo development

*Jovany Barajas¹, Fabian Gonzalez¹, Shaoming Huang², Andrea Joyce¹ (1. University of California Merced (United States of America), 2. San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control District (United States of America))

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