摘要
雌蚊子不喜欢史奇雷克斯(美国DJ、歌手、吉他手兼音乐制作人)的音乐风格。近期发表的一项研究发现,这些蚊子在听了10分钟的史奇雷克斯的作品《可怕的怪物和漂亮的精灵》后,它们的吸血量和交配活动比待在安静环境下的蚊子要少。可是,一个昆虫研究团队最开始为什么要给这些虫子播放史奇雷克斯的音乐呢?他们想知道是否可以用吵闹的音乐来操纵蚊子的行为,从而成为杀虫剂的一种环保替代品。研究团队认为,吵闹的音乐可能分散了蚊子的注意力,使它们找不到附近的食物来源和潜在的配偶。
Female mosquitoes don’t care for the Skrillex music style.A study published recently found that the pests suck less blood and have less sex after listening to the song Scary Mon sters and Nice Sprites in 10-minute spurts,at least compared with mosquitoes left in silence.But why did a team of insect researchers subject the bugs to Skrillex in the first place?Well,they wondered whether loud music could be used to manipulate mosquito behavior as an“environmentally friendly”alternative to insecticides.The loud music may have distracted the mosquitoes,preventing them from homing in on a nearby food source and potential mates,the team suggested.
