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Patrick Guerin

Physiologie animale

Research interests

Our laboratory’s investigations cover the sensory ecology, neuroethology and ecophysiology of arthropods .

Current work focuses on:

  • Undertaking research on host finding, feeding and the ecophysiological adaptations of arthropod vectors of disease, such as ticks, mosquitoes, testse flies, sand flies and triatomine bugs.
  • Investigating host plant finding and plant pollination by insects.
  • Applied research to develop technologies and products to control arthropod disease vectors and moth plant pests. 

For details on current research activities, see Projects

For details on our product testing facilities and training courses, see Services

Teaching activities

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Publications

Bernáth B., Anstett V. and Guerin P. M. Anopheles gambiae females readily learn to associate complex visual cues with the quality of sugar sources. Journal of Insect Physiology (2016) 95: 8–16.pdf

Frei J., Kröber T., Troccaz M., Starkenmann C. and Guerin P. M. Behavioral response of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, to human sweat inoculated with axilla bacteria and to volatiles composing human axillary odor. Chemical Senses (2016) DOI:10.1093/chemse/bjw106 pdf

Gurba A. and Guerin P. M. Short-chain alkanes synergize responses of moth pests to their sex pheromones. Pest Management Science (2016) 72: 870–876. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4061 pdf

Kessler S.,Vlimant M. and Guerin P. M. Sugar‑sensitive neurone responses and sugar feeding preferences influence lifespan and biting behaviours of the Afrotropical malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Journal of Comparative Physiology A (2015). DOI:10.1007/s00359-015-0978-7 pdf

Oloo F., Sciarretta A., Mohamed-Ahmed A. M., Kröber T., McMullin A., Mihok S. and Guerin P. M. Standardizing visual control devices for tsetse flies: East African species Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and Glossina tachinoides. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014) 8 (11) DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003334 pdf

Fernando Otálora-Luna and Patrick M. Guerin. Amines from vertebrates guide triatomine bugs to resources. Journal of Insect Physiology (2014)  71: 52-60. DOI:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.09.007 pdf

Kessler S.,González J., Vlimant M., Glauser G. and Guerin P. M. Quinine and artesunate inhibit feeding in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae: the role of gustatory organs within the mouthparts. Physiological Entomology (2014) 39, 172–182. DOI: 10.1111/phen.12061 pdf

Kaba D., Zacarie T, Makumyaviri M'Pondi A., Njiokou F., Bosson-Vanga H., Kröber T., McMullin A., Mihok S., Guerin P. M. Standardising Visual Control Devices for Tsetse Flies: Central and West African Species Glossina palpalis palpalis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014 8 (1) DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002601 pdf

Chappuis C.J-F, Béguin S., Vlimant M. and Guerin P.M. (2013). Water vapour and heat combine to elicit biting and biting persistence in tsetse. Parasites & Vectors 2013 6:240 pdf 

Kröber T., Bourquin M. & Guerin P. M. (2013) A standardised in vivo and in vitro test method for evaluating tick repellents. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 107 (2013) 160-168 available online  

Mramba F., Oloo F., Byamungu M., Kröber T., McMullin A., Mihok S. & Guerin P. M. (2013) Standardizing Visual Control Devices for Tsetse Flies: East African Species Glossina swynnertoni. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7 (2): e2063. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002063 pdf

Kessler S ., Vlimant M. & Guerin P. M. The sugar meal of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Giles) and how deterrent compounds interfere with it: a behavioural and neurophysiological study. Journal of Experimental Biology 216 (7). doi:10.1242/jeb.076588   abstract 

Schmera D. and Guerin P.M. (2012). Plant volatile compounds shorten reaction time and enhance attraction of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) to codlemone. Pest Management Science 68: 454 - 461. pdf

Rayaisse J-B., Kröber T., McMullin A., Solano P., Mihok S., and Guerin P.M. (2012) Standardizing Visual Control Devices for Tsetse Flies: West African Species Glossina tachinoides, G. palpalis gambiensis and G. morsitans submorsitans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6(2): e1491. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001491. pdf

von Arx M., Schmidt-Büsser D., and Guerin P.M. (2012). Plant volatiles enhance behavioural responses of grapevine moth males, Lobsia botrana to sex pheromone. Journal of Chemical Ecology 38: 222 - 225. pdf

Gurba A., Harraca V., Perret J-L., Casera S., Donnet S. and Guerin P.M. (2012). Three-dimensional flight tracking shows how a visual target alters tsetse fly responses to human breath in a wind tunnel. Physiological Entomology 37: 250–257. pdf

Briand F., Guerin P.M., Charmillot P.J. and Kehrli P. (2012). Small Cages with Insect Couples Provide a Simple Method for a Preliminary Assessment of Mating Disruption. The Scientific World Journal, Article ID 960468, 8 pp; doi:10.1100/2012/960468. pdf

von Arx M., Schmidt-Büsser D., and Guerin P.M. (2011). Host plant volatiles induce oriented flight behaviour in male European grapevine moths, Lobesia botrana. Journal of Insect Physiology 57: 1323-1331.  pdf
Klahre U., Gurba A., Hermann K., Saxenhofer M., Bossolini E., Guerin P.M. and Kuhlemeier C. (2011). Pollinator choice in Petunia depends on two major genetic loci for floral scent production. Current Biology 21: 730-739.  pdf
Ponton F., Otalora-Luna F., Lefevre T., Guerin P.M., Lebarbenchon C., Duneau D., Biron D.G. and Thomas F. (2011).Water-seeking behaviour in worm-infected crickets and reversibility of parasitic manipulation. Behavioral Ecology 22: 392-400. pdf
Schmidt-Büsser D., von Arx M. and Guerin P.M. (2011). Identification of host-plant chemical stimuli for the European grape berry moth Eupoecilia ambiguella. Physiological Entomology 36: 101-110.  pdf
Kröber T., Kessler S., Frei J., Bourquin M. and Guerin P.M. (2010). An in vitro assay for testing mosquito repellents employing a warm body and carbon dioxide as a behavior activator. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26: 381–386. pdf
Biessmann H., Andronopoulou E., Biessmann M.R., Douris V., Dimitratos S.D., Eliopoulos E., Guerin P.M., Iatrou K, Justice R.W., Krober T., Marinotti O., Tsitoura P., Woods D. F., and Walter M.F. (2010). The Anopheles gambiae Odorant Binding Protein 1 (AgamOBP1) Mediates Indole Recognition in the Antennae of Female Mosquitoes, PLoS ONE 5(3): e9471. pdf
Harraca V., Syed Z. and Guerin P.M. (2009). Olfactory and behavioural responses of tsetse flies, Glossina spp., to rumen metabolites. Journal of Comparative Physiolology A 195, 815–824. pdf 
Schmidt-Büsser D., von Arx M. and Guerin P.M. (2009). Host plant volatiles serve to increase the response of male European grape berry moths, Eupoecilia ambiguella, to its sex pheromone. Journal of Comparative Physiolology A 195, 853-864. pdf
Becher P. G. and Guerin P.M. (2009). Oriented responses of grapevine moth larvae Lobesia botrana to volatiles from host plants and an artificial diet on a locomotion compensator. Journal of Insect Physiology 55, 384–393.
Kessler S. and Guerin P.M. (2008). Responses of Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to cool and humid refugium conditions. Journal of Vector Ecology 33, 145-149. pdf
Arsic D. and Guerin P.M. (2008). Nutrient content of diet affects the signaling activity of the insulin/target of rapamycin/p70 S6 kinase pathway in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Journal of Insect Physiology 54, 1226–1235. pdf
Birkett M.A., Abassi S.A., Kröber T., Chamberlain K., Hooper A.M., Guerin P.M., Pettersson J., Pickett J.A, Slade R. and Wadhams L.J. (2008). Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana. Phytochemistry 69, 1710-1715.
Jeanbourquin P. and Guerin P.M. (2007). Chemostimuli implicated in selection of oviposition substrates by the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 21, 209-216. pdf
Jeanbourquin P. and Guerin P.M. (2007). Sensory and behavioural responses of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans to rumen volatiles. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 21, 217-224. pdf
Bouyer J., Pruvot M., Bengaly Z, Guerin P.M. and Lancelot R. (2007). Learning and starvation govern host choice in tsetse. Biology Letters 3, 113-116. pdf
Kröber T. and Guerin P.M. (2007). In vitro Feeding Assays for hard Ticks. Trends in Parasitology 23, 445-449 .
Kröber T. and Guerin P.M. (2007). An in vitro feeding assay to test acaricides for control of hard ticks. Pest Management Science 63, 17–22. pdf
Mohottalage S., Tabacchi R. and Guerin P.M. (2007). Components from Srilankan Piper betle L. leaf oil and their analogs showing toxicity against the house fly, Musca domestica. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 22, 130-138. pdf
Heger T. J., Guerin P. M. and Eugster W. (2006) Microclimatic factors influencing refugium suitability for Rhodnius prolixus. Physiological Entomology 31, 248–256. pdf
Pfaehler O., Oulo D.O., Gouagna L.C, Githure J. and Guerin P.M. (2006). Influence of soil quality in the larval habitat on development of Anopheles gambiae Giles. Journal of Vector Ecology 31, 400-405. abstract
Bouyer J., Cuisance D., Messad S. and Guerin P.M. (2005). Learning affects host preference in tsetse flies. Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux 58, 27-29. pdf
Hoballah M.E., Stuurman J., Turlings T.C., Guerin P.M., Connétable S. and Kuhlemeier C. (2005). The composition and timing of flower odour emission by wild Petunia axillaris coincide with the antennal and nocturnal activity of the pollinator Manduca sexta. Planta , 222, 141-150. pdf
Spiegel C.N., Jeanbourquin P., Guerin P.M., Hooper A.M., Claude S., R.Tabacchi, Sano S. and Mori K. (2005). (1S,3S,7R)-3-methyl- α -himachalene from the male sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) induces neurophysiological responses and attracts both males and females. Journal of Insect Physiology 51, 1366-1375. pdf
Guerenstein P.G. and Guerin P.M. (2004). A comparison of volatiles emitted by adults of three triatomine species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 111,151–155. pdf
Otálora-Luna F., Perret J.-L and Guerin P.M. (2004). Appetence behaviours of the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus on a servosphere in response to the host metabolites carbon dioxide and ammonia. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 190, 847-854. pdf
Donzé G., McMahon C. and Guerin P.M. (2004). Rumen metabolites serve ticks to exploit large mammals. Journal of Experimental Biology 207, 4283-4289. pdf
Syed Z. and Guerin P.M. (2004). Tsetse flies are attracted to the invasive plant Lantana camara. Journal of Insect Physiology 50, 43-50. pdf
Perret J.-L., Guerin P.M., Diehl P.-A., Vlimant M. and Gern L. (2003). Darkness induces mobility and saturation deficit limits questing duration in the tick Ixodes ricinus. Journal of Experimental Biology 206, 1809-1815. pdf
Diehl P.-A., Vlimant M., Guerenstein P. and Guerin P.M. (2003). Ultrastructure and receptor cell responses of the antennal grooved peg sensilla of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Arthropod Structure and Development 31, 271-285. pdf
Syed Z., Guerin P. M. and Baltensweiler W. (2003). Antennal responses of the two host races of the larch bud moth Zeiraphera diniana, to larch and cembran pine volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29, 1691-1708. pdf
McMahon C., Kröber T. and Guerin P.M. (2003). In vitro assays for repellents and deterrents for ticks: differing effects of products when tested with attractant or arrestment stimuli. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 17, 370-378. pdf
McMahon C. and Guerin P.M. (2002). Attraction of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomm variegatum, to human breath and to the breath components acetone, NO and CO 2 . Naturwissenschaften 89, 311-315. pdf
Guerenstein P.G. and Guerin P.M. (2001). Olfactory and behavioural responses of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans to odours of vertebrate hosts. Journal of Experimental Biology 204, 585-597. pdf
McMahon C., Guerin P.M. and Syed Z. (2001). 1-Octen-3-ol isolated from bont ticks attracts Amblyomma variegatum. Journal of Chemical Ecology 27, 471-486. pdf
Grenacher S., Kröber T., Guerin P.M. and Vlimant M. (2001). Behavioural and chemoreceptor cell responses of the tick, Ixodes ricinus, to its own faeces and faeces constituents. Experimental and Applied Acarology 25, 641-660. pdf
Guerin P.M., Kröber T., McMahon C.P., Guerenstein P., Grenacher S., Vlimant M., Diehl P.A., Steullet P. and Syed Z. (2000). Chemosensory and behavioural adaptations of ectoparasitic arthropods. Nova Acta Leopoldina 83, 213-229. pdf
Kröber T. and Guerin P.M. (2000). The Dynamics of an avoidance behaviour by Ixodid ticks to liquid water. Journal of Insect Behaviour 13, 397-420. pdf
Oppliger F. Y., Guerin P.M. and Vlimant M. (2000). Neurophysiological and behavioural evidence for an olfactory function for the dorsal organ and a gustatory one for the terminal organ in Drosophila melanogaster larvae. Journal of Insect Physiology 46, 135-144. pdf

McMahon C. and Guerin P.M. (2000). Responses of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius), to its aggregation-attachment pheromone presented in an air stream on a servosphere. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 186, 95-103. pdf

Kröber T. and Guerin P.M. (1999). Ixodid ticks avoid contact with liquid water. Journal of Experimental Biology 202, 1877-1883. pdf
Dougherty M.J., Guerin P.M., Hamilton J.G.C. and Ward R.D. (1999). Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the phlebotome sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) when exposed to canid odour kairomones. Physiological Entomology 24, 251-262. pdf
Donzé G., Schnyder-Candrian S., Bogdanov S., Diehl P.A., Guerin P.M., Kilchenman V. and Monachon F. (1998). Aliphatic alcohols and aldehydes of the honey bee cocoon induce arrestment behaviour in Varroa jacobsoni (Acari:Mesostigmata), an ectoparasite of Apis mellifera. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 37, 129-145. pdf
de Bruyne M. and Guerin P.M. (1998). Contact chemostimuli in the mating behaviour of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 39, 65-80. pdf
Donzé G. and Guerin P.M. (1997). Time-activity budgets and space structuring by the different life-stages of Varroa jacobsoni in capped brood of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Insect Behaviour 10, 371-393. pdf
Taneja J. and Guerin P.M. (1997). Ammonia attracts the heamatophagous bug Triatoma infestans: behavioural and neurophysiological data on nymphs. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 181, 21-34. pdf
Donzé G., Herrmann M., Bachofen B. and Guerin P.M. (1996). Effect of mating frequency and brood cell infestation on the reproductive success of the honeybee parasite Varroa jacobasoni. Ecological Entomology 21, 17-26. pdf
Taneja J. and Guerin P.M. (1995). Oriented responses of the triatomine bugs Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans to vertebrate odours on a servosphere. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 176, 455-464. pdf
Dougherty M.J., Guerin P.M. and Ward R.D. (1995). Identification of oviposition attractants for the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in volatiles of faeces from vertebrates. Physiological Entomology 20, 23-32. abstract
Kuhnert F., Diehl P.A. and Guerin P.M. (1995). The life-cycle of the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum in vitro. International Journal for Parasitology 25, 887-896. pdf
Steullet P. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Identification of vertebrate volatiles stimulating olfactory receptors on tarsus I of the tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Ixodidae). I Receptors within the Haller's organ capsule. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 174, 27- 38. pdf
Steullet P. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Identification of vertebrate volatiles stimulating olfactory receptors on tarsus I of the tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Ixodidae). II Receptors outside the Haller's organ capsule. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 174, 39- 47. pdf
Falk-Vairant J, Guerin P.M., de Bruyne M. and Rohrer M. (1994). Some observations on mating and fertilization in the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 8, 101-103.
de Bruyne M. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Isolation of 2,6-dichlorophenol from the cattle tick Boophilus microplus : receptor cell responses, but no evidence for a behavioural response. Journal of Insect Physiology 40, 143-154. abstract
Donzé, G. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Behavioural attributes and parental care of Varroa mites parasitizing honeybee brood. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 34, 305-319. pdf
Rickli M., Diehl P.A. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Cuticle alkanes of honeybee larvae mediate arrestment of the bee parasite Varroa jacobsoni. Journal of Chemical Ecology 20, 2437-2453. pdf
Grenacher S. and Guerin P.M. (1994). Inadvertent introduction of squalene, cholesterol, and other skin products into a sample. Journal of Chemical Ecology 20, 3017-3025. pdf
Lösel P.M., Guerin P.M. and Diehl P.A. (1993). Contrasting effects of sera from rabbits and cattle infested with ticks on the in vitro feeding performance of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Veterinary Parasitology 47, 355-360. abstract
Lösel P., Guerin P.M. and Diehl P.A. (1992). Feeding electrogram studies on the African cattle brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus : evidence for an antifeeding effect of tick resistant serum. Physiological Entomology 17, 342-350. abstract
Rickli M., Guerin P.M. and Diehl P.A. (1992). Palmitic acid from honeybee worker larvae attracts the parasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni on a servosphere. Naturwissenschaften 79, 320-322. pdf
Steullet P. and Guerin P.M. (1992). Perception of breath components by the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Ixodidae) I. CO 2 -excited and CO 2 -inhibited receptors. Journal of Comparative Physiology A170, 665-676. pdf
Steullet P. and Guerin P.M. (1992). Perception of breath components by the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Ixodidae) II. Sulfide-receptors. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 170, 677-685. pdf

Diehl P.A., Guerin P., Vlimant M. and Steullet P. (1991). Biosynthesis, production site and emission rates of the aggregation-attachment pheromone in males of two Amblyomma ticks. Journal of Chemical Ecology 17, 833-847. pdf

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