Nature Communications (May 2021)
A dual-target molecular mechanism of pyrethrum repellency against mosquitoes
- Feng Liu,
- Qiang Wang,
- Peng Xu,
- Felipe Andreazza,
- Wilson R. Valbon,
- Elizabeth Bandason,
- Mengli Chen,
- Ru Yan,
- Bo Feng,
- Leticia B. Smith,
- Jeffrey G. Scott,
- Genki Takamatsu,
- Makoto Ihara,
- Kazuhiko Matsuda,
- James Klimavicz,
- Joel Coats,
- Eugenio E. Oliveira,
- Yuzhe Du,
- Ke Dong
Affiliations
- Feng Liu
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Qiang Wang
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Peng Xu
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Felipe Andreazza
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Wilson R. Valbon
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Elizabeth Bandason
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Mengli Chen
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University
- Ru Yan
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University
- Bo Feng
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Leticia B. Smith
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University
- Jeffrey G. Scott
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University
- Genki Takamatsu
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University
- Makoto Ihara
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University
- Kazuhiko Matsuda
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University
- James Klimavicz
- Department of Entomology, Iowa State University
- Joel Coats
- Department of Entomology, Iowa State University
- Eugenio E. Oliveira
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Yuzhe Du
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Ke Dong
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22847-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Although pyrethrum is used to repel insects for centuries, the underlying mechanism has been enigmatic. Liu et al. found that specific components of pyrethrum mediate repellency by targeting olfactory receptors and/or voltage-gated sodium channels in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
