Tag: zika

UF/IFAS Extension gives tips to try to avoid Zika virus

Posted: February 19, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With public concern about Zika, UF/IFAS Extension is giving tips on how to avoid contracting the virus. Although the Zika virus is circulating in Central and South America and the… Read More

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE

Tags: Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Roxanne Collelly, zika

UF/IFAS study: Pesticide-induced mosquito death outweighs fitness advantage of survivors

by Brad Buck

Posted: February 12, 2016

Please see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A common toxin used to kill yellow fever mosquito larvae – the most prevalent transmitter of dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses – is highly effective. While there are… Read More

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE

Tags: Barry Alto, chikungunya, dengue, Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, yellow fever mosquito, zika