Warmer environmental temperature accelerates aging in mosquitoes, decreasing longevity and worsening infection outcomes.

Jordyn S Barr Lindsay E Martin Ann T Tate Julián F Hillyer

Published in: Immunity & ageing : I & A (2024)

Warmer environmental temperature accelerates aging in mosquitoes, negatively affecting both longevity and infection outcomes. These findings have implications for how insects will serve as pollinators, agricultural pests, and disease vectors in our warming world.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
human health
risk assessment
climate change
heavy metals
drosophila melanogaster
type diabetes
zika virus
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance