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Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

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Sleep in mosquitoes: General correlates and its potential role in disease transmission

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Presenting Author(s)

Oluwaseun M. Ajayi

Ph.D. Candidate
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

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Diane F. Eilerts

Ph.D. Candidate
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
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Clement Vinauger

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Joshua B. Benoit

Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Sleep is a conserved phenomenon across evolution and serves important functions in most animal systems. During this process, animals are unaware of their immediate environment, cannot reproduce and feed, and are prone to significant predation risks. In insects, sleep has been well described in fruit flies, wasps, cockroaches, and bees. However, little is known about sleep in blood-feeding arthropods, considering their public health importance as disease vectors. Of interest, sleep studies are lacking in mosquitoes despite extensive research in circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep/wake cycles, activity, feeding, and immunity. With the aid of behavioral analyses and mining of published molecular datasets, we provide lines of evidence which suggest that sleep-like states occur in mosquitoes and reveal the potential role of sleep on disease transmission and vector control.