Posts Tagged: mosquitoes
Mosquitoes: Out for Blood
It's good to see UC Davis mosquito researchers featured in the KQED's science program, "Deep...
Culex quinquefasciatus, also known as the southern house mosquito, with a gut full of blood. Infected Culex mosquitoes can transmit the West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mosquitoes Are in the News Three-Fold at UC Davis and Here's Why!
Mosquitoes are in the news three-fold at the University of California, Davis. First, there's the...
Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika viruses. (CDC Photo)
Feuding, Bigamy and Tunneling: Hear About The Eccentric Life of Entomologist Harrison Dyar
Former Smithsonian entomologist Harrison G. Dyar, noted for his research on moths and butterflies,...
Entomologist Marc E. Epstein researched, wrote and published "Moths, Myths and Mosquitoes: The Eccentric Life of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr."
The Most Dangerous Animal on the Planet
What's the most dangerous animal on the planet? No, not rhinos, cape buffaloes, hippos,...
Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, by medical entomologist Anthony Cornel, UC Davis
Mosquitoes Take the Spotlight: Front Line and Center
Mosquitoes will take the spotlight, front line and center, this month. On Wednesday, April 8,...
Aedes aegypti feeding on its host. (Photo by Jena Johnson)