Public Health Poster
The Effects of Residual IGRs on Aedes Albopictus and Aedes Aegypti
K. C. Donovan, R. M. Pereira and P.G. Koehler Urban Entomology Lab. – Univ. of Florida Abstract: Mosquito-borne viruses, namely chikungunya and dengue, are quickly becoming an increasing problem in the western hemisphere. A. aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes, the principle vectors of these viruses, are vigorously breeding in water containers around people’s homes. Unlike […]
Activity patterns of Aedes albopictus within a diverse environment of residential and agricultural activity and introduction of a new lethal ovitrap for controlling wild vector populations, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2014.
Casey Parker1*, Alex Chaskopoulou1,2,4, Max Fotakis3, Rebecca Baldwin1, Roberto Pereira1 & Philip Koehler1 1 Department of Entomology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 2 USDA-ARS European Biological Control Laboratory, Thessaloniki, Greece 3 Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 4 Perrotis College, American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece * corresponding author Abstract: Aedes albopictus, also known […]
Insecticide Resistance in Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius ) Eggs and First Instars
Brittany E. Campbell1 and Dini M. Miller2 1 University of Florida, Department of Entomology, Gainesville, FL, US 2 Virginia Tech, Department of Entomology, Blacksburg, VA, US Abstract: Bed bugs continue to proliferate across the United States and the world. While travel helps them spread across the world, their persistence is contributed widely to their ability […]
