In the whitepaper, we introduce the consortium and highlight issues that we view as most pressing to the mosquito microbiome research community. We also outline guidelines for, and future directions of, mosquito microbiome research. **Click [here](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-020-00987-7) to read the paper or watch the [video abstract](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFVc-9FnzY&ab_channel=ResearchSquare)**