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Unlocking the heat in mosquito modeling: Exploring disease transmission under climate change


February 26, 2024

Thermal adaptation is the ability for organisms to adjust their life history traits as the temperature changes. In the case of mosquitoes, these traits can determine their risk of transmitting mosquito-borne diseases and how this risk might ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, CDC, Chikungunya Virus, Climate Change, Dengue, Environment, Invasion Science, Invasion Science Research Institute, ISRI, Malaira, Modeling, Models, Mosquito, Mosquito-borne Disease, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Nina Dennington, Thermal Adaptation, Thermal Tolerance, UF/IFAS Research, Yellow Fever Mosquito, 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 study: Pesticide-induced mosquito death outweighs fitness advantage of survivors


February 12, 2016

Please see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A common toxin used to kill yellow fever mosquito larvae – the most prevalent transmitter of dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses – is highly effective. While there are some fitness advantages ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Barry Alto, Chikungunya, Dengue, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Yellow Fever Mosquito, Zika

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 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