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Could mosquitoes be attracted to the sound of their blood host?

Although females of most species does not behaviourally respond to ecologically-relevant intensity levels of sounds, females of at least a few species are attracted to the playback of frog calls (they …
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Do ultrasound mosquito-repellents work?

Female mosquitoes (males do not bite) are not known to be repelled by any sounds. In particular, commercial ‘mosquito repellents’ based on ultrasounds (i.e., above human hearing range, >20 kHz) have b …
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