[HTML][HTML] Rocio virus: an updated view on an elusive flavivirus

MV Saivish, V Gomes da Costa, G de Lima Menezes… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rocio virus (ROCV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and human pathogen. The virus is
indigenous to Brazil and was first detected in 1975 in the Sao Paulo State, and over a period …

[HTML][HTML] Aedes (Ochlerotatus) scapularis, Aedes japonicus japonicus, and Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus (Diptera: Culicidae): Three Neglected Mosquitoes with …

V Petersen, M Santana, M Karina-Costa, JJ Nachbar… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The main mosquito species capable of transmitting arboviruses belong to
the genera Aedes spp., Psorophora spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Mansonia spp …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating global citizen science platforms to enable next-generation surveillance of invasive and vector mosquitoes

RM Carney, C Mapes, RD Low, A Long, A Bowser… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mosquito is the deadliest animal on earth, transmitting diseases that
cause nearly a million deaths and> 700 million infections each year. Yet only relatively few …

[HTML][HTML] Needs assessment of southeastern United States vector control agencies: capacity improvement is greatly needed to prevent the next vector-borne disease …

KC Dye-Braumuller, JR Gordon, D Johnson… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A national 2017 vector control capacity survey was conducted to assess the United
States'(US's) ability to prevent emerging vector-borne disease. Since that survey, the …

Utilization of a zoo for mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity analysis, arboviral surveillance, and blood feeding patterns

C Briggs, R Osman, BC Newman… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Zoos provide a unique opportunity to study mosquito feeding ecology as they represent
areas where exotic animals, free-roaming native animals, humans, and mosquito habitats …

Culex (Phenacomyia) lactator (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern Florida, USA: a new subgenus and species country record

LE Reeves, KE Sloyer, K Tyler-Julian… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Culex subgenus Phenacomyia is a small and poorly studied group of three
mosquito species native to the American tropics. Here, we report the first detections of …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito communities vary across landscape and vertical strata in Indian River County, Florida

BV Giordano, A Cruz, DW Pérez-Ramos, MM Ramos… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mosquito and arbovirus surveillance is essential to the protection of public health. A majority
of surveys are undertaken at ground level. However, mosquitoes shelter, breed, and quest …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in mosquito species and blood meal composition associated with adulticide applications

D Kim, ND Burkett-Cadena, LE Reeves - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Although adulticide application is a pillar in the integrated management of nuisance and
vector mosquitoes, non-target effects of adulticide applications within ecosystems are a …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito control priorities in Florida—survey results from Florida mosquito control districts

R Kondapaneni, AN Malcolm, BM Vazquez, E Zeng… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Florida lies within a subtropical region where the climate allows diverse mosquito species
including invasive species to thrive year-round. As of 2021, there are currently 66 state …

[HTML][HTML] Potential Distribution of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) scapularis (Diptera: Culicidae): A Vector Mosquito New to the Florida Peninsula

LP Campbell, ND Burkett-Cadena, E Miqueli, I Unlu… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aedes scapularis is an important mosquito species capable of transmitting
viruses and parasites to humans and animals. Aedes scapularis was previously known to …