Jaume Gardela (@jgardela) Bsky

3D model predicts mosquito flight paths from sight and CO₂ cues A mosquito finds its target with the help of certain cues in its environment, such as a person's silhouette and the carbon dioxide they exhale. Now researchers at MIT and Georgia Tech have found that these visual and chemical cues help determine the insects' flight paths. The team has developed the first three-dimensional model of mosquito flight, based on experiments with mosquitoes flying in the presence of different sensory cues.

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Happy and proud to have received the Special Award for Doctoral studies from the @uab.cat for the academic year 2021/22.

Deeply grateful to everyone who supported me throughout my PhD journey — this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without you!

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Blood, sweat, and beers: investigating mosquito biting preferences amidst noise and intoxication in a cross-sectional cohort study at a large music festival Introduction We live in a world split between mosquito magnets and those lucky enough to remain (nearly) untouched. The reasons why some people attract more mosquito bites than others remain largely mysterious. In the Mosquito Magnet Trial, we investigated differences in mosquito attraction amongst festivalgoers with varying levels of hygiene and intoxication. Methods Our study was conducted in a slightly steamy pop-up laboratory inside four connected shipping containers at Lowlands Festival in The Netherlands (August 18-20, 2023). Participants completed an anonymous questionnaire on hygiene, diet, and festival-related behaviour (including alcohol uptake and shared sleeping arrangements). Mosquito attraction was measured using a custom designed setup: a transparent cage with perforations where female Anopheles mosquitoes were offered a choice between a sugar-feeder and the participants arm. Mosquitoes could only smell, not bite, the participant's arm. Attraction was quantified through video imaging, measuring arm landings relative to total landings. Mosquito attraction was correlated with questionnaire responses and skin microbiota profiles collected from forearm skin swabs. Results Amongst the 465 included participants, mosquitoes showed a clear fondness for those who drank beer over those who abstained from the liquid gold (Fold Change 1.35, 95% CI 1.12-1.63, PFDR

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Detection was possible thanks to a real #OneHealth approach: mosquitoes 🦟, birds 🐦‍⬛, horses 🐎, and humans 🧑‍🔬 all matter.

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West Nile virus transmission in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain): A One-Health surveillance approach West Nile virus (WNV), mainly transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, poses significant health risks to humans and horses, particularly in endemic regions. T…

Grateful to be part of this work at @irta-cresa.bsky.social.

We mapped West Nile virus circulation in the Barcelona area and confirmed that lineage 2 is here to stay.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins Once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of years ago in Egypt.

A variety of mosquito once thought to have evolved in the tunnels of the London Underground seems to have originated alongside humans thousands of years ago in the Middle East

https://go.nature.com/3CF9I7e

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BuzzWatch: uncovering multi-scale temporal patterns in mosquito behavior through continuous long-term monitoring Understanding the temporal dynamics of mosquito behavior is essential for developing effective interventions against pathogen transmission. However, limited knowledge exists about the environmental, p...

Thrilled to share 'BuzzWatch', my post-doc work with Felix Hol and @lambrechtslab.bsky.social

➡️Filming mosquitoes in a cage with a €15 camera but for 700h(1month) revealed fascinating insights into their behavior⌛🦟🎥⏳

preprint🔍 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
DIY guide 🛠️ theomaire.github.io/buzzwatch
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Amazing job!

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