Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset
Mosquitoes can track down potential hosts using the CO2 released by humans’ metabolic processes, a medical entomologist explains.
Jonathan Day, Emeritus Professor of Medical Entomology, University of Florida
• conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 • ~7 min
Sept. 9, 2022 • ~7 min
More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to shift as Africa heats up
A warming climate may change the types of viruses that thrive. A new report suggests that the threat of malaria may be replaced by dengue, for which there is no treatment and no cure.
Jason Rasgon, Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania State University
• conversation
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?
Release of GM mosquitoes in Florida is imminent. But a multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that more studies are needed first. They encourage a publicly accessible registry for GM organisms.
Natalie Kofler, Levenick Resident Scholar in Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
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