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Latin American Student Competition

Latin American Student Competition

140 - Feeding the Enemy: How Larval Diet Shapes Aedes aegypti Metabolism

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM PDT

Location: B113

Presenter(s)

Mariana Lizbeth Lizbeth Jimenez-Martinez (they/them/theirs)

Student
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Co-Author(s)

Yamili Jazmín Contreras-Perera (she/her/hers)

Responsable de la Produccion masiva de mosquitos
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Yucatan, Mexico
AM

Abdiel Martín-Park, n/a (he/him/his)

Responsable of the Laboratory for Biological Control of Aedes aegypti
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Yucatan, Mexico
Iram Pablo P. Rodríguez-Sánchez, n/a (he/him/his)

Research- Professor
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
PM

Pablo Manrique-Saide, n/a

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Yucatan, Mexico

Abstract: Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika, poses a major public health concern. Effective Wolbachia-based control programs require optimal larval nutrition to produce competitive adults. This study evaluates how four larval diets influence amino acid and acylcarnitine metabolomic profiles in Wolbachia-infected Ae. aegypti. Using LC-MS/MS and statistical analyses, we detected diet-dependent metabolic variations, highlighting the importance of nutritional optimization in large-scale mosquito rearing for vector control.