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image - aedes aegypti by Jim Newman

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 

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
April 21, 2023

Las lluvias intensas, las inundaciones y los escombros dispersos que retienen el agua pueden llevar al desarrollo de mosquitos. “Se podría esperar un aumento en el número de mosquitos en las semanas posteriores a los extensos eventos ... 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
image - aedes aegypti by Jim Newman

Floods, warm temperatures promote mosquito production, UF/IFAS expert explains what to expect, how to protect

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
April 21, 2023

Extensive rains, flooding and scattered debris that hold water can lead to mosquito development. “An increase in mosquito numbers can potentially be expected in the weeks following the extensive rain events that took place in South Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Chikungunya Virus, Environmental Protection Agency, Eva Buckner, Florida Mosquito COntrol Districts, Mosquito Bite, Mosquito Control, Mosquito Insecticide, Mosquito-borne Diseases, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, West Nile Virus, Zika

Investigación de UF/IFAS revela nueva especie de mosquito en Florida

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
March 22, 2023

Otra especie nueva de mosquito proveniente de los trópicos se ha encontrado en Florida y ahora reside, permanentemente, en al menos tres de sus condados. Los científicos están preocupados por el aumento de especies nuevas de mosquitos que ... READ MORE

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Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Aedes Albopictus, Cambio Climatico, Control De Mosquitos, Culex, Culex Lactator, Culex Quinquefasciatus, Departamento De Entomologia Y Nematologia, Distrito De Control De Mosquitos De Collier, Distrito De Control De Mosquitos Del Condado De Lee, Distritos De Control De Mosquitos De Florida, Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Mosquitos, Español, Investigacion De Mosquitos, Laboratorio De Entomologia Medica De UF/IFAS Florida, Lawrence Reeves, Mosquitos, Mosquitos No Nativos, Nueva Especie De Mosquito, Spanish, Virus De La Encefalitis De San Luis, Virus De La Encefalitis Del Nilo Occidental, Zika

UF/IFAS study: New mosquito species reported in Florida

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
March 22, 2023

Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes arriving in Florida and the potential for them ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Aedes Albopictus, Climate Change, Collier Mosquito Control District, Culex, Culex Lactator, Culex Quinquefasciatus, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Mosquito COntrol Districts, Lawrence Reeves, Lee County Mosquito Control District, Miami-Dade Mosquito Control District, Mosquito Control District, Mosquito Research, Mosquito-borne Disease, Mosquitos, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, New Mosquito Species, News, St. Louis Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Zika

UF-led center continues fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks

by Samantha MurrayAvatar photo
July 12, 2022

Established in 2016, the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease: The Gateway Program (SECVBD) will continue its work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Online Learning And Technology, Center For Public Issues Education, Chagas Disease, Dengue Virus, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Mosquitoes, Ticks, West Nile Virus, Zika

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