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image - aedes aegypti by Jim Newman

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


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

UF Researchers Zero in on Potential Threat of New Mosquito Virus


July 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A virus responsible for an illness outbreak in Venezuela is spreading to other parts of the Americas, says a University of Florida scientist who is closely monitoring the Mayaro virus. Most recently, the virus was found ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Asian Tiger Mosquito, Barry Alto, Emerging Virus, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Mayaro Virus, News, South America, Yellow Fever Mosquito

UF/IFAS scientists write document explaining Zika virus; urge vigilance


February 9, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Although the Zika virus is spreading, even into Florida, it does not appear to have been transmitted from mosquito to person or person to person in Florida. But that could happen any time, University of Florida scientists ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Asian Tiger Mosquito, Edis, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Yellow Fever Mosquito

UF/IFAS scientists find another clue to monitor, trap virus-spreading mosquito


January 8, 2016

See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Asian tiger mosquito is attracted to flowering butterfly bushes, giving mosquito control officials another tool to monitor and trap the insect that can transmit pathogens, causing potentially deadly ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Asian Tiger Mosquito, Entomology And Nematology, Phil Kaufman

Mating with the wrong insect may cut yellow fever mosquito populations


August 27, 2015

Asian tiger mosquito Yellow fever mosquito GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Asian tiger mosquitoes can drive down yellow fever mosquito populations when the female chooses the wrong male with which to mate, UF/IFAS scientists say. Both insects transmit ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Asian Tiger Mosquito, Chikungunya, Dengue, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Mating

UF/IFAS expert: Female mosquitoes become savvy about other-species suitors


February 28, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Talk about meeting Mr. Wrong. Female yellow fever mosquitoes sometimes contend with the courtship and mating efforts of males from another, competing species – the ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aedes, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Dengue, Entomology And Nematology, FMEL, Lounibos, Mosquito, Satyrization, Vero Beach, Yellow Fever Mosquito