Mosquito Q&A
Do mosquitoes pose a health threat? While the United States is largely free of the severe diseases that can be spread by mosquitoes, cases of these diseases increase every year. So even though the mosquito population in the US does not pose a serious health threat yet, it may do so in the future. What […]
How Mosquitoes View The World | Rochester Mosquito Control
There are several ways to protect yourself from mosquito bites, but one that crosses no one’s mind is to use gene editing to remove two out of the five light receptors in the eyes’ of the mosquito. A research team at UC Santa Barbara set out to discover how female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes recognize humans […]
Which Mosquito Species Transmit Disease To Humans In New York
At least 70 mosquito species have been documented in the state of New York. Some of these species are known to carry and/or transmit diseases to humans. In New York, the West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) are the two primary mosquito-borne diseases that humans can contract from bites inflicted by infected mosquitoes. […]
Are EEE-Carrying Mosquitoes A Threat In Residential Areas Of Upstate New York?
New York state is home to multiple urban-dwelling mosquito species that are capable of transmitting disease to humans. Disease-carrying mosquitoes pose a major threat to people in residential areas where the dangerous insects rely largely on stagnant water sources on residential properties for reproduction. Water that collects in clogged gutters, kiddie pools, children’s toys, flower […]
Where Are Disease-Carrying Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Most Abundant? How Does Climate And Vegetation Influence Where The Mosquitoes Congregate?
Some mosquito species that are capable of carrying and transmitting diseases to humans dwell primarily in rural areas where vegetation and swampland are ubiquitous, and where residents of upstate New York are unlikely to sustain bites from the insects. However, other disease-carrying mosquito species dwell primarily in urban habitats where artificial breeding sites and blood […]
