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Common Bacterium Stops Mosquitoes from Transmitting Dengue Virus
Strains of a bacterium commonly found in fruit flies can prevent the Aedes aegypti mosquito from transmitting the virus that causes dengue fever, researchers have found. Their discovery could lead to a...
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Mosquito preferences for people is in the genes
In National Public Radio. (you can listen to the podcast also if you follow the link) A study that asked a few dozen pairs of twins to brave a swarm of hungry mosquitoes has revealed another clue to...
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Global warming may affect effectiveness of permethrin, study shows
From the Entomological Society of America The effectiveness of an important mosquito-fighting insecticide may be impaired by global warming, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical...
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More information on Using Repellent Products to Protect against Dengue
A recent outbreak in Hawaii of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral illness, has raised questions about the use of insect repellents to protect against the mosquitoes that transmit dengue (Aedes albopictus...
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Summit of the Americas on the Aedes aegypti Crisis
This one-day summit will be the first of many large-scale international meetings of the Grand Challenges initiative. It will be held during the Joint Meeting of the Brazilian Congress of Entomology and...
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DSHS Reports First Locally Acquired Zika Case
The Texas Department of State Health Services today reported the first case of Zika virus disease contracted in Texas, involving a Dallas County resident who had sexual contact with someone who...
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Zika Virus: What You Need to Know About its Vector – The Aedes aegypti Mosquito
This document was posted by the Entomological Society of America. The Zika virus, originally from Africa, first appeared in the Western hemisphere on Chile’s Easter Island in 2014 and was initially...
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UK entomologist leads Zika solution effort
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky A University of Kentucky entomologist is leading an international effort to find long-term, sustainable control options to effectively manage a mosquito known to...
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Florida readies for a fight with Zika virus
By JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Florida’s history of fighting off mosquito-borne outbreaks puts the state in perhaps better position than most when it comes to the Zika virus. In 2014, chikungunya, a...
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USDA Pest Management Program Targets Virus-transmitting Mosquitoes
By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators recently completed an area-wide pest management program targeting the Asian tiger...
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Short answers to hard questions about Zika virus
Thanks to Don Baumgartner of US EPA and Liz Dykstra, PhD, of the Washington state Health Department. The New York Times posted an article on February 12 with 18 questions about the Zika virus. If you...
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National Zika Virus Pest Alert released
In response to the emergence of the Zika virus in the Americas, a national pest alert has been developed by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded Regional Integrated Pest...
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Entomology Today, Oxford University Press provide resources on Zika and its...
News of the Zika virus—even though infected mosquitoes have not yet been found in the U.S.—has put the spotlight on the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The Entomological Society of America’s blog, Entomology...
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Keeping your rain barrel from being a mosquito magnet
With all the recent news media coverage about Zika virus transmission, the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District, Cook Co, IL recently published this nice summary about rain barrels and mosquito...
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How to protect yourself from mosquitoes this summer
In Delta Farm Press by Randy LaBauve, LSU AgCenter Summer is not far away, and with it will come swarms of mosquitoes, which bring the threat of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis and the...
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Zika website gives Kentuckians latest information
By Katie Pratt University of Kentucky entomologists recently developed a website that will have the most up-to-date information on the Zika virus and its spread, as mosquito populations around the...
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New discovery may improve future mosquito control
by Steve Byrnes, Texas A&M AgriLife Major rainfall across most of Texas triggering hordes of mosquitos coupled with seemingly constant mosquito-related Zika virus media reports from around the...
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Entomological Society provides information on the Asian tiger mosquito
This week is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, and the Entomological Society of America is supporting the effort with a special collection of articles about the Asian tiger mosquito. Like its...
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Study compares insect repellents and rates their effectiveness
The Zika virus has made many people more aware of the need to wear repellents. Consumer Reports tested several DEET-based and natural repellents and recommended several brands in their April issue. In...
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New publications on Zika available from Texas A&M AgriLife
From the Insects in the City blog, Texas A&M AgriLife extension entomologist Mike Merchant provides some new resources for homeowners on how to prepare for the Zika virus. Zika Precautions for...
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