Posts Tagged: Aedes aegypti
Olivia Winokur: Targeting the Yellow Fever Mosquito
If you've been following the statewide news on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes ageypti,...
Vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of UC Davis with her Dalmatian, Scotty.
Congrats, Medical Entomologist and Humanitarian Thomas Scott
Congratulations to UC Davis medical entomologist and humanitarian Thomas W. Scott, selected as...
Medical entomologist Thomas Scott studies Aedes aegypti, a mosquito known for transferring dengue and other diseases. (CDC Photo)
Mosquito Expert Sylvia Fischer to Give UC Davis Virtual Seminar on Jan. 12
Mosquito expert Sylvia Fischer of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will present the...
This is the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits such diseases as dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever. (CDC Photo)
Geoffrey Attardo: Growing Presence of This Mosquito: 'A Major Public Health Threat'
UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, an assistant professor, UC Davis...
"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)
UC Davis Picnic Day: Prime Time for Blue Orchard Bees, Tsetse Flies and Mosquitoes
Ah, Saturday, April 17. It's the 107th Annual UC Davis Picnic Day! What's a picnic without...