Mosquitoes spread deadly diseases that kill millions of people every year. Understanding mosquito physiology and behavior at all life stages is vital for public health and disease prevention. In these series of chapters for my dissertation, I investigated the exploration behavior and chemosensory navigation of six species ...

Interactions between cell types plays an important role in shaping the morphology and function of those cells. One powerful example is in the peripheral nervous system, where sensory neurons coordinate with epidermal structures to help us sense the environment around us. However, there are many aspects of this sensory system ...

The honeybee, Apis mellifera, is well-known for her crucial role in crops pollination and for producing an highly-appreciated food, the honey. Indeed, the first historical record of bee-keeping dates from the Mesolithic at least 9000 years ago. The honeybee possesses a miniature brain (approximately one million of neurons) ...