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UF/IFAS Mosquito Expert: Literature Review Verifies Safety of Popular Repellent DEET, Counters Alarmist News Reports

by Tom Nordlie
August 6, 2019

As summer continues, many Florida residents find themselves targeted by mosquitoes, biting flies and ticks – and a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences entomologist says that when people reach for repellents, their ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Biting Flies, DEET, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Entomology And Nematology, Jeffrey Bloomquist, Mosquito, News, Ticks

UF Experts Provide Educational Resources on Mosquito-Related Issues

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 29, 2019

By Sydney Honeycutt GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New educational resources from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences covering mosquito-related topics are now available for teachers to download and use in their classrooms. The ... READ MORE

Category: Curriculum, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Center For Public Issues Education, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Prevent & Protect

What kind of mosquito is that? UF/IFAS course teaches you

by Brad Buck
March 4, 2016

  See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Want to know how to differentiate between an Asian tiger mosquito and a yellow fever mosquito? Such knowledge may be worth your while because both mosquito species can transmit dangerous viruses ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Mosquito, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Roxanne Connelly

UF helping develop insecticide to target malaria-carrying mosquitoes

by Tom Nordlie
May 23, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In malaria-ridden parts of Africa, mosquito netting protects people from being infected while they sleep; now, a University of Florida entomologist wants to improve the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Acetylcholinesterase, Africa, Anopheles, Bloomquist, Malaria, Mosquito

UF entomologist Roxanne Connelly leads American Mosquito Control Association

by Tom Nordlie
April 9, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When questions arise about mosquito control, University of Florida entomologist Roxanne Connelly is one of the state’s most sought-after experts. Now, that expertise ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: AMCA, Connelly, Entomology And Nematology, Mosquito, President, Roxanne

Huge, aggressive mosquito may be abundant in Florida this summer, UF/IFAS expert warns

by Tom Nordlie
March 4, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If mosquitoes were motorcycles, the species known as Psorophora ciliata would be a Harley-Davidson – big, bold, made in America and likely to be abundant in Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Floodwater, Gallinipper, Kaufman, Mosquito, Native Species, Pest

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

by Tom Nordlie
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