Mosquitoes excrete excess water and digested blood components during feeding.
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Multiple physiological studies confirm that female mosquitoes engage in rapid post-prandial diuresis to excrete excess water and salts acquired during a blood meal.
Evidence for · 4
Evidence for hormonal control of diuresis after a blood meal in the mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i>
1988 · cited by 51
Demonstrates that mosquitoes undergo rapid diuresis following a blood meal to excrete excess fluid and maintain homeostasis.
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RNA-Seq Comparison of Larval and Adult Malpighian Tubules of the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti Reveals Life Stage-Specific Changes in Renal Function
2017 · cited by 39
Highlights the renal functions of Malpighian tubules in handling the massive salt and water challenges presented by blood meals in adult female mosquitoes.
The Control of the Diuresis Following A Blood Meal in Females of the Yellow Fever Mosquito <i>Aëdes Aegypti</i> (L.)
1977 · cited by 33
Describes how mosquitoes process and excrete excess fluid via Malpighian tubules after consuming a blood meal.
Dynamics of release and activity of select neuropeptides post-bloodmeal in the female mosquito, Aedes aegypti
2025 · cited by 1
Confirms that female mosquitoes rapidly secrete urine post-blood meal to eliminate excess water and salts.