Chloé Lahondère
- Research area(s): Mechanisms of Thermal Adaption in Insects
Education
Ph.D., Life Sciences - Entomology, University François Rabelais, Tours, France, 2012
M.Sc., Insect Science, University François Rabelais, Tours, France, 2009
B.Sc., Integrative & Evolutive Biology, University François Rabelais, Tours, France, 2007
Experience
- August 2024 – present: Associate Professor
- August 2020 – 2024: Assistant Professor
- October 2017 – August 2020: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA
- August 2014 – September 2017: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Program Focus
My lab focuses on studying the effects of temperature, and by extension climate change on:
(1) the physiology and behavior of disease vector insects
(2) the vector-host-pathogen interactions and
(3) the disease vector insects’ ability to invade new areas
We rely on a multidisciplinary and integrative approach, combining genetics, behavioral analyses, field observations and we work with different mosquito species along with kissing bugs and tsetse flies.
The results from these projects will help to get a better understanding of disease vector insects’ biology, physiology and neuroethology and will lay the groundwork for the development of new control tools targeting their thermo-sensory system.
*: undergraduate student **: graduate student ***: post-doc
45. Uphsur F.**, Yang C-C.S. and C. Lahondère (2026). Spotted lanternfly honeydew as a sugar source for native and invasive mosquito species. Journal of Medical Entomology.
44. Devilliers, J.***, Benoit, J.B., Tu, Z.J., Lahondère C. and C. Vinauger (2026). Molecular foundations and tissue-specific dynamics of the mosquito circadian clock. Trends in Parasitology.
43 Reinhold, J.M.***, Roeske I.*, Schmeder I.*, Halbert E.*, McLeod D. and C. Lahondère (2026). Culex territans as vectors of Giant Anuran Trypanosomes. Parasites and Vectors.
42 Bonizzoni M. and C. Lahondère (2026). Blood-sucking arthropods in the Anthropocene: climate change thermotolerance, and global disease risks. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
41 Terblanche J., Lahondère C., Willot Q. and N. Pichaud. (2025) New avenues in insect heat tolerance: towards an integrative understanding of climate change responses. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
40 VanderGiessen M**, Upshur I.F.**, Castaneda-Guzman M.**, Escobar L.E., Vinauger C. and C. Lahondère (2025). Effect of landscape heterogeneity on mosquito abundance and sugar feeding behavior. Journal of Medical Entomology.
39 Lou, L.**, Tu, Z.J., Lahondère C. and C. Vinauger (2024). Rhythms in insect olfactory systems. Journal of Experimental Biology.
38 Reinhold, J.M*** and C. Lahondère (2024). Mosquitoes feeding on ectothermic hosts: from host seeking to pathogen transmission. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
37 Shannon D.M., Richardson N.A., Lahondère C. and D. Peach. (2024). Mosquito floral visitation and pollination. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
36 Wynne, N.E.**, Applebach, E., Chandrasegaran, K., Ajayi, O.M., Chakraborty, S., Bonizzoni, M., Lahondère, C., Benoit, J. and Vinauger, C. (2024). Aedes albopictus colonies from different geographic origins differ in their sleep and activity levels but not in the time of peak activity. Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
35 Wangrawa D.W., Waongo A., Traore F., Llboudo Z., Upshur F.**, Borovsky D., Badolo A., Sanon A. and Lahondère C. Behavioral response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to essential oils of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehnh) and their blend in Y-maze olfactometer. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. 5.
34 Carlassara M., Khorramnejad A., Oker H.**, Bahrami R., Nabor Lozada-Chávez A., Mancini M.V, Body J.A., Lahondère C. and M. Bonizzoni (2024). Population-specific responses to developmental temperature in the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus: implications for climate change. Global Change Biology. 30(3), e17226.
33 Upshur F.I.**, Fehlman M.*, Pariskh V.* and C. Lahondère# (2023). Sugar feeding by invasive mosquito species on ornamental and wild plants. Scientific Reports. 13(1), 22121.
32 Wangrawa D.W., Waongo A., Traore F., Llboudo Z., Upshur F.**, Borovsky D., Lahondère C., Badolo A., Sanon A. (2023). Insecticidal and anti-feeding activities of Cymbopogon schoenanthus, Lippia multiflora, and Ocimum americanum essential oils against larvae and pupae of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Acta Scientific Agriculture 7.11: 50-62.
31 Reinhold J.**, Halbert E.*, Roark M.*, Smith S., Stroh K.M., Siler C.D., McLeod D. and C. Lahondère. (2023). The role of Culex territans mosquitoes in the transmission of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to amphibian hosts. Parasites and Vectors. 16(1), 424.
30 Lahondère C. (2023). Recent advances in insect thermoregulation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(18), jeb245751.
29 Lahondère C., Vinauger C., Liaw J.E.*, Joiner J.M.*, Tobin K.K.S* and J. Riffell. (2023). The effect of temperature on mosquito olfaction. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63:2, 356–367.
28 VanderGiessen M.**, Tallon, A***, Damico B.*, Lahondère C. and C. Vinauger. (2023). Soap application alters mosquito-host interactions. iScience. (106667).
27 Roth M.A**, Lahondère C. and Gross A.D. (2023) Discovering Aethina tumida Responses to Attractant and Repellent Molecules: A Potential Basis for Future Management Strategies. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 192:105386.
26 Wolff G.H., Lahondère C., Vinauger C. and J.A. Riffell. (2023). Neuromodulation and Differential Learning Across Mosquito Species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290(1990), 20222118.
25 Benoit J.B., Lahondère C., Attardo G.M., Michalkova V., Oyen K., Xiao Y. and S. Aksoy. (2022). Warm blood meal increases digestion and milk protein production to maximize reproductive output for the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans. Insects. 13(11):997.
24 Kuchinsky S., Marano J., Hawks S., Loessberg E., Honaker C., Siegel P., Lahondère C., LeRoith T., Weger-Lucarelli J., and N. Duggal. (2022). North American house sparrows are competent for Usutu virus transmission. mSphere. e00295-22.
23 Lahondère C. (2022). Mosquito electroantennogram recordings. In “Laboratory mosquito rearing, behaviour, physiology, and neuroscience”, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. doi:10.1101/pdb.prot107871
22 Lahondère C. (2022). Mosquito electroantennography. In “Laboratory mosquito rearing, behaviour, physiology, and neuroscience”, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols.doi:10.1101/pdb.top107679
21 Wangrawa D.W., Ochomo E., Upshur F.**, Zanré N., Borovsky D., Lahondère C., Vinauger C., Badolo A. and A. Sanon. (2022). Essential oils and their binary combinations have synergistic and antagonistic insecticidal properties against Anopheles gambiae s. l. (Diptera: Culicidae). Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 42(102347).
20 Lahondère C. and M. Bonizzoni (2022). Thermal biology of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in the context of climate change. Current Opinion in Insect Science. (51):100920.
19 Reinhold J.M.**#, Chandrasegaran K.#, Oker H.M.*#, Crespo J.E., Vinauger C. and C. Lahondère. (2022). Species-specificity in thermopreference and CO2-gated heat-seeking in Culex mosquitoes. Insects. 13(1), 92 (#Equal contribution)
18 Fryzlewicz L.**, VanWinkle A.* and C. Lahondère. (2021). Development of an attractive toxic sugar bait for the control of Aedes. j. japonicus. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(1): 308-313.
17 Lazzari C.R., Fauquet A.**, Lahondère C., Pereira M.H. and R. Araujo. (2021). Ticks perform evaporative cooling during blood-feeding. Journal of Insect Physiology, 130(104197).
16 Lahondère C. (2021). A step-by-step guide to mosquito electroantennography. JOVE. e62042.
15 Bates T.A, Chuong C., Marano J., Waldman A., Klinger A., Reinhold J.M.**, Lahondère C. and J. Weger. (2021). American Aedes japonicus japonicus, Culex pipiens pipiens, and Culex restuans mosquitoes have limited transmission capacity for a recent isolate of Usutu virus. Virology. 555: 64-70.
14 Reinhold J.M.**, Shaw R.* and Lahondère C. (2021). Beat the heat: Culex quinquefasciatus regulates its body temperature during blood-feeding. Journal of Thermal Biology. 96: 102826.
13 Chandrasegaran K., Lahondère C., Escobar L.E. and Vinauger C. (2020) Mosquito ecology, behavior, and disease transmission. Trends in Parasitology. 36(4): 393-403.
12 Lahondère C., C. Vinauger, R.P. Okubo, G. Wolff, J.K. Chan, O.S. Akbari, J.A. Riffell. (2020). The olfactory basis of orchid pollination by mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 201910589.
11 Upshur I.F.**, Bose E.A*, Hart C.* and C. Lahondère. (2019). Temperature and sugar feeding effects on Aedes aegypti mosquitoes’ activity Insects. 10(10): 347.
10 Afify A., Betz J.F., Riabinina O., C. Lahondère, C.J. Potter. (2019). Commonly used insect repellents hide human odors from Anopheles mosquitoes. Current Biology. 29:1-12.
9 Benoit J.B., Lazzari C.R., Denlinger D.L. and C. Lahondère. (2019). Thermoprotective adaptations are critical for arthropods feeding on warm-blooded hosts. Current Opinion in Insect Science. (34):7-11.
8 Reinhold J.**, Lazzari C.R. and C. Lahondère. (2018). Effects of temperature on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: a review. Insects 9(4), 158.
7 Lazzari C.R., Fauquet A.** and Lahondère C. (2018). Keeping cool: kissing bugs avoid cannibalism thermoregulating. Journal of Insect Physiology. (107):29–33.
6 Vinauger C.+, C. Lahondère+, G.H. Wolf, L.T. Locke*, J.E. Liaw*, J.Z. Parrish, O.S. Akbari, M.H. Dickinson and J.A. Riffell (2018). Dopamine modulation of host learning in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Current Biology. 28(333–344). (+: co first authorship)
5 Lahondère C., Insausti T., Paim RMM, Luan X., Belev G., Pereira M.H., Ianowski J.P. and C.R. Lazzari (2017). Countercurrent heat exchange and thermoregulation during blood-feeding in kissing bugs. eLife. 2017; 6:e26107.
4 Lutz E.K.**, Lahondère C., Vinauger, C. and J.A. Riffell (2017). Olfactory learning and chemical ecology of olfaction in disease vector mosquitoes: A life history perspective. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 20:75-83.
3 Vinauger C., Lahondère C., Cohuet A., Lazzari C.R. and J.A. Riffell (2016). Learning and memory in disease vector insects. Trends in Parasitology. 32(10):761–771.
2 Lahondère C. and C.R. Lazzari (2015). Thermal effect of blood feeding in the telmophagous fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Journal of Thermal Biology. 48:45-50.
1 Lahondère C. and C.R. Lazzari (2012). Mosquitoes cool down during blood feeding to avoid overheating, Current Biology, 22(1): 40-45.