Mosquito Electroantennogram Recordings

Chloé Lahondère

doi:10.1101/pdb.prot107871

Mosquito Electroantennogram Recordings

Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2022 Jul 28. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot107871. Online ahead of print.

Author

Chloé Lahondère^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA lahonder@vt.edu.
² The Fralin Life Science Institute, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
³ The Global Change Center, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
⁴ Department of Entomology, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
⁵ Center of Emerging, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.

PMID: 35902238
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot107871

Abstract

Electroantennography (EAG) is a simple, yet powerful technique that can be used to indicate that chemical compounds are detected by mosquito antennae. When coupled with gas chromatography (GC), it allows for the identification of detectable compounds within complex mixtures, including those in plant and animal headspaces that might influence mosquito behavior. EAGs and GC-EAGs reveal compounds that can be tested in behavioral assays with the goal of developing new repellents or attractants for mosquito control.