Tag: Zika virus

Lo que debe saber sobre los mosquitos después de un huracán

by Luz Bahder
September 30, 2022

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Después de un huracán, las inundaciones y los escombros dispersos retienen agua y se convierten en criaderos ideales ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Agua Estancada, Chikungunya Virus, Control, Dengue Virus, Espanol, Eva Buckner, Huracan, Hurricane, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Picaduras, Virus, Zika Virus

Zika-infected mosquitoes harboring insecticide-resistance, UF/IFAS study shows

by Lourdes Mederos
March 16, 2021

Mosquitoes that can spread the Zika virus are showing resistance to insecticides, according to the latest study published by UF/IFAS scientists at the Florida Medical Entomology Lab. To date, only two other studies have explored the impact ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Barry Alto, Casey Parker-Crockett, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, FMEL, Zika Virus

Yellow Fever, Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Both Adept at Transmitting Zika

by Brad Buck
April 25, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes found in Florida -- and infected with the Zika virus -- are good at transmitting the virus, new University of Florida research shows. Zika can make people sick and in rare cases may ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Aedes Albpictus, Barry Alto, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Rebecca Zimler, Zika Virus

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