Tag: Barry Alto

Larval competition between invasive mosquitoes impacts their adult survival

by Ken Gioeli
April 1, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With spring showers come Floridians’ least-favorite companion – the mosquito – and a team of researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has found in a recent study ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Barry Alto, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mosquito, University Of Florida

Climate, genetics can affect how long virus-carrying mosquitoes live

by Patricia Standeford
July 9, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s just math: The longer a mosquito lives, the better its odds of transmitting disease to humans or animals. But as it turns out, factors such as the mosquito’s own genetics and the climate it lives in have a ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Barry Alto, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquitoes, West Nile

UF/IFAS virus study may signal trouble for populations facing climate change

by Caroline Warwick
January 31, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Aside from rising sea levels, many climate change models predict that in the future, the planet’s temperature and weather will become increasingly erratic with wild, unpredictable storms and fluctuating conditions. A ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Barry Alto, Climate Change, Temperature, Viruses, Yale University

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