Making bloodsuckers uncomfortable down below may lead to greater control of populations and diseases.
When a mosquito bites you and starts to suck away on your blood, it's also simultaneously urinating on you.
In a new paper published by Cornell University, keeping that "gotta go" feeling from being relieved may actually be one way to keep mosquitoes in check. Researchers identified a protein from the renal tubules of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that's involved in promoting urination as they feed on blood. When mosquitoes consume and process blood meals, they must urinate to prevent fluid and salt overloads that can kill them. In addition, mosquitoes that fail to relieve themselves can also become slow, like "an aircraft with too much payload."
When a mosquito bites you and starts to suck away on your blood, it's also simultaneously urinating on you.
In a new paper published by Cornell University, keeping that "gotta go" feeling from being relieved may actually be one way to keep mosquitoes in check. Researchers identified a protein from the renal tubules of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that's involved in promoting urination as they feed on blood. When mosquitoes consume and process blood meals, they must urinate to prevent fluid and salt overloads that can kill them. In addition, mosquitoes that fail to relieve themselves can also become slow, like "an aircraft with too much payload."
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