A male steroid controls female sexual behaviour in the malaria mosquito - Nature.com

The discovery of a male-specific sex hormone in the mosquito <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> may allow new strategies for the control of this notorious disease vector.

Rearing of A. gambiae mosquitoes The A. gambiae G3 strain was reared under standard insectary conditions (2628°C, 6580% relative humidity, 12:12h light/darkness photoperiod). Larvae were fed on powd… [+21735 chars]

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