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UF/IFAS study: New mosquito species reported in Florida


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

Mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus love to bite non-native lizards: What’s next?


February 20, 2022

West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus circulate among wild birds via mosquitoes, occasionally spilling over to infect humans, horses and other animals.  New research finds that some of the primary vectors of West Nile and ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Culex Nigripalpus, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Mosquito COntrol Districts, Lawrence Reeves, Mosquito Research, News, St. Louis Encephalitis, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, West Nile Virus
image - Abdullah Alomar is a doctoral candidate at Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory who led a story on insecticide resistance in juvenile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and impacts on Zika transmission rates.

Insecticide targeting juvenile mosquitoes can enhance Zika transmissions


November 4, 2021

Insecticide resistance among the Aedes aegypti mosquito remains a source of frustration for public health and mosquito control agencies, medical entomologists and ecologists. Known as the yellow fever mosquito, this species poses a public ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Abdullah Alomar, Aedes Aegypti, Barry Alto, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Mosquito, Mosquito Research, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS
image - UF/IFAS FMEL undergraduate student Ahsley Malcolm conducts mosquito collection in the field for the survey.

Majority of Florida mosquito species are understudied, UF/IFAS survey illustrates


August 11, 2021

There are 66 Florida mosquito control districts that suppress mosquito species populations by using integrated mosquito control methods. A survey of the Sunshine State’s mosquito control districts has shed light on a variety of species ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Dengue, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Mosquito COntrol Districts, Malaria, Mosquito Research, Mosquitoes, New Mosquito Species, News, UF/IFAS, West Nile, West Nile Virus, Zika
image - research - manatee surfacing at risk for mosquito-borne illness

UF/IFAS study finds mosquitoes bite manatees, making them vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases


August 24, 2020

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla - Mosquito-borne viruses like West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis pose a threat not only to humans, but also other animals. These viruses have caused disease and fatalities in birds, horses and wildlife. Captive orcas ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Lawrence Reeves, Mosquito, Mosquito Research, Research, SFYL HOT TOPIC, UF IFAS News, West Nile Virus