The evolution of borneol repellency in culicine mosquitoes
Vainer, Y.; Wang, Y.; Huff, R. M.; Ghaninia, M.; Coutinho-Abreu, I.; Sar-Shalom, E.; Perets, D.; Yakir, E.; Rajamanickam, D.; Warburg, A.; Papathanos, P. A.; Ignell, R.; Riffell, J. A.; Pitts, J.; Bohbot, J. D.
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The use of essential oils derived from the camphor tree to repel mosquitoes is an ancient practice that originated in Southeast Asia and gradually spread to China and across Europe via the Maritime Silk Road. The olfactory mechanisms by which these oils elicit avoidance behavior are unclear. Here we show that plant bicyclic monoterpenoids and borneol specifically activate a neural pathway that originates in the orphan olfactory receptor neuron of the capitate peg sensillum in the maxillary palp, and projects to the mediodorsal glomerulus 3 in the antennal lobe. This neuron co-locates with two olfactory receptor neurons tuned to carbon dioxide and octenol that mediate human-host detection. We also confirm that borneol elicits repellency against human-seeking female mosquitoes. Understanding the functional role of the mosquito maxillary palp is essential to investigating olfactory signal integration and host-selection behavior.
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