Dr. Gideon Wasserberg's lab at the University of North Carolina Greensboro focuses on understanding how sand flies choose their breeding sites. These insects are important vectors for diseases like leishmaniasis, and the lab explores the chemical and microbial signals that attract them to specific environments, particularly burrows used by their rodent hosts. By unraveling these ecological interactions, the lab aims to create effective traps to help control sand fly populations and reduce disease transmission.