Impact of diverse musical genres on blood-feeding and mating behavior in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

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dc.contributor.authorNi Chew, Yanen_US
dc.contributor.authorKassim, Nur Faeza Abuen_US
dc.contributor.authorAyub, Noor Moukhnien_US
dc.contributor.authorAbuelmaali, Sara Abdelrahmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorMashlawi, Abadi M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDieng, Hamadyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:35:51Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:35:51Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.abstractBackground & objectives: Sound plays an important role in mosquito foraging and sexual interactions. Mosquitoes utilize acoustic signals for host location, sexual recognition, and mating, which is achieved through the rhythmic beating of their wings to generate distinct sounds characterized by specific flight tone frequencies. Methods: In this study, electronic music (Tremor by Dimitri Vegas, Martin Garrix and Like Mike) and country music (Country Road by John Denver) were played in high and low volumes to investigate the influence of different genres of music on the blood feeding and mating responses of Aedes aegypti. The observations encompassed monitoring the landing attempts, blood-feeding endeavors, and mating behavior of Ae. aegypti. Results: High-volume electronic and country music with elevated pitch and amplitude significantly reduced host attacks and blood-feeding attempts by female mosquitoes compared to low-volume or music-off conditions. Interpretation & conclusion: However, significant reduction of successful copula was only observed in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes exposed under electronic music with high volume. As transmission of dengue is through blood feeding and mating, this discovery may open new possibilities for developing music-based control strategies against mosquito-borne diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliations129 Medical Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliations129 Medical Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliations129 Medical Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliations129 Medical Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsInstitute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNi Chew Yan, Kassim Nur Faeza Abu, Ayub Noor Moukhni, Abuelmaali Sara Abdelrahman, Mashlawi Abadi M., Dieng Hamady. Impact of diverse musical genres on blood-feeding and mating behavior in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases . 2025 Jun; 62(2): 211-217en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-9062
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252556
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume62en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/JVBD.JVBD_111_24https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en_US
dc.subjectMosquitoesen_US
dc.subjectAedes aegyptien_US
dc.subjectMatingen_US
dc.subjectblood feedingen_US
dc.subjectLanding attemptsen_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectAcoustic behavioren_US
dc.titleImpact of diverse musical genres on blood-feeding and mating behavior in Aedes aegypti mosquitoesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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