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Unlocking the heat in mosquito modeling: Exploring disease transmission under climate change

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February 26, 2024

Thermal adaptation is the ability for organisms to adjust their life history traits as the temperature changes. In the case of mosquitoes, these traits can determine their risk of transmitting mosquito-borne diseases and how this risk might ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, CDC, Chikungunya Virus, Climate Change, Dengue, Environment, Invasion Science, Invasion Science Research Institute, ISRI, Malaira, Modeling, Models, Mosquito, Mosquito-borne Disease, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Nina Dennington, Thermal Adaptation, Thermal Tolerance, UF/IFAS Research, Yellow Fever Mosquito, Zika

Impacto de la Temperatura en el Modelado de Mosquitos y su Transmisión de Enfermedades en el Contexto del Cambio Climático

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February 26, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. La adaptación térmica es la capacidad de los organismos de ajustar su historia de vida a medida que cambia la temperatura. ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adaptacion Termica, Aedes Aegypti, Cambio Climatico, Cambios De Temperatura, Chikunguña, Dengue, Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Mosquitos, Español, Especies Invasora, Fiebre Amarilla, Global Change Biology, Instituto De Investigación Científica De Especies Invasoras, ISRI, Matthew Thomas, Modelado, Mosquito, Nina Dennington, Spanish, Temperatura, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Virus Del Dengue, Zika
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Un experto de UF/IFAS explica qué esperar y cómo protegerse cuando las inundaciones y las temperaturas cálidas promueven el crecimiento de las poblaciones de mosquitos 

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April 21, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Las lluvias intensas, las inundaciones y los escombros dispersos que retienen el agua pueden llevar al desarrollo de ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Agua Estancada, Chikunguña, Dengue, Español, Eva Buckner, Fiebre Amarilla, Insecticidas, Inundaciones, Lluvias, Mosquito, Precipitaciones, Spanish, Virus Del Nilo Occidental, Zika
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Bromeliads and Mosquitoes

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July 25, 2020

What can you do to prevent mosquitoes from inhabiting your bromeliad plants? The information below is courtesy of Dr. Roxanne Connelly formerly with the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab and currently with CDC. There are several options: ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Dengue, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, FMEL, Gioeli, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Virus, West Nile

Mosquito threat emerges as season peaks, UF researchers report

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August 30, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mosquitoes aren’t just a nuisance, they’re also an economic and health concern, say University of Florida researchers. July, August, and September are peak ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Dengue, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Jonathan Day, Key West, Mosquito, Roxanne Connelly, St. Louis Encephalitis, University Of Florida, Vero Beach, West Nile

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