Posts Tagged: Aedes aegypti
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...
Targeting the Yellow Fever Mosquito in California
If you've been following the startling spread of the yellow fever...
The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has been detected in 17 California counties since 2013. (CDC Photo)
Geoffrey Attardo: Invasive Mosquito Populations Moving Throughout California
A virtual seminar to be hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on...
Aedes aegypti, also known as "the yellow fever mosquito." (CDC Photo)
Aedes albopictus, known as the Asian tiger mosquito. (CDC Photo)
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...
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)
UC Davis Team: Mosquito Odorant Receptors Are Sensitive to Floral Compunds
It's well known that female mosquitoes possess a highly developed sense of smell. They manage to...
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito (CDC Photo)
Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)