Posts Tagged: Mosquitoes

UC Davis Seminar: How This Virginia Tech Researcher Targets Mosquitoes

If you've ever been bitten by a pesky mosquito--who hasn't?--you're hoping researchers will some day be able to control them better and reduce the...

This is a female mosquito, the Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, laying eggs. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This is a female mosquito, the Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, laying eggs. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Olivia Winokur: Targeting the Yellow Fever Mosquito

If you've been following the statewide news on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes ageypti, you'll want to hear a seminar by Olivia Winokur on...

Vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of UC Davis with her Dalmatian, Scotty.

Vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of UC Davis with her Dalmatian, Scotty.

Megan Meuti's Way of Tricking Mosquitoes Into Not Biting You

You could say that entomologist Megan Meuti of The Ohio State University (OSU) messes with mosquitoes' circadian clocks. She's...

An illustration from Megan Meuti's presentation.

An illustration from Megan Meuti's presentation.

Geoffrey Attardo: Growing Presence of This Mosquito: 'A Major Public Health Threat'

UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, an assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, says that...

"The growing presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can transmit the viruses that cause Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever as well as the parasite that causes heartworm in pets, is a major public health threat," says UC Davis medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

"The growing presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can transmit the viruses that cause Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever as well as the parasite that causes heartworm in pets, is a major public health threat," says UC Davis medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

Olivia Winokur: Newly Selected Fellow of Professors for the Future

She's an doctoral student in entomology now,  but look for Olivia Winokur to be a professor engaging in research, teaching and public...

Olivia Winokur, who researches Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is the co-author of research published in several journals, including PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Her first first-author paper, “Impact of Temperature on the Extrinsic Incubation Period of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti” was just published in March. (CDC Photo of Aedes aegypti)

Olivia Winokur, who researches Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is the co-author of research published in several journals, including PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Her first first-author paper, “Impact of Temperature on the Extrinsic Incubation Period of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti” was just published in March. (CDC Photo of Aedes aegypti)

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