Scientists discover humidity may help control insects' biological clocks, not just light and temperature
New research suggests humidity influences insect biological timing. Daily dry and humid swings synchronize circadian rhythms in many species. Fruit flies adjusted activity to humidity shifts, showing internal clock adjustments. Mosquitoes, however, treated moisture as a short-term behavioral cue. This finding highlights humidity as a previously overlooked environmental time cue.
New research suggests humidity influences insect biological timing. Daily dry and humid swings synchronize circadian rhythms in many species. Fruit flies adjusted activity to humidity shifts, showing internal clock adjustments. Mosquitoes, however, treated moisture as a short-term behavioral cue. This finding highlights humidity as a previously overlooked environmental time cue.
