PPT-Mythbusters : Mosquitoes

VCE Agent Kirsten Buhls VCE Intern Jesse Muzzy Mosquito Facts Worldwide over 3000 species Virginia about 40 different species variety of habitats  Mosquitoes are largely aquatic with most of their development occurring in or near stagnant water  . What can Computer Science do for Malaria Research?. . Computer Science & Engineering Department. University of California - Riverside. Riverside, CA 92521. eamonn@cs.ucr.edu. Outline. What is malaria?. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Fight the Bite Jeopardy!. Mosquito Biology. Mosquito Habitats. Mosquito. Protection. Mosquito Diseases. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. Blood. suckers in . Outer Space. . Principal Investigators:. Julia Ellis, . Kasia. . Kaputska. , . Gia. LaSalle, Bianca Urbina, Lilyana Walsh. 6/15/14. 2014 SSEP National Conference, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, July 2-3, 2014. Interesting Facts:. Locate its prey from100 feet away (30 meters). Mosquitoes have poor sights but senses by scent, light, and heat. . Notice lactic acid & especially carbon dioxide (CO2) . Dr . A.K.AVASARALA . MBBS, M.D.. PROFESSOR & HEAD. DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE & EPIDEMIOLOGY. PRATHIMA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KARIMNAGAR, A.P... INDIA: +91505417. avasarala@yahoo.com. Roxanne Connelly. University of Florida. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL. http://mosquito.ifas.ufl.edu/. . http://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/. . https://www.facebook.com/Florida-Medical-Entomology-Laboratory. C. hris Dubinsky,. Justice Coppiano, Michael Massoni , John Halloran . . Tables & Figures. . Abstract. . The Goal of this project was to test the effectiveness of common mosquito repellents DEET and the lesser known “all-natural” products . Our purpose of the project was to identify the species of the mosquito that was caught by the traps in an effort to hopefully identify if the mosquito is known to carry deadly diseases such as West Nile or Zika.. . Computer Science & Engineering Department. University of California - Riverside. Riverside, CA 92521. eamonn@cs.ucr.edu. Outline. What is malaria?. How big of a problem is it?. Interventions that help mitigate malaria. the most common disease spread by insects. The virus is transmitted by bites from infected TRAVEL HEALTHMarch 2015 Page 1 of 2 What You do if You Suspect Dengue symptoms within 1 to 2 area where den 1 1. What is Dengue and how Dengue spreads?  Dengue is an outbreak prone seasonal viral disease, transmitted through bites of female adult Aedes mosquitoes. 2. How does the Aedes mosquito look The U.S. Department of Agriculture is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Animal Care AC-21-003 • Issued May 2021 Heartworm Disease in Dogs Heartworm is a deadly parasite sprea Raharimalala. F.N.. 1 , 2. ,. . Boukraa. S.. 1.  , . Bawin. T.. 1. , Zimmer J.-Y.. 1. , Francis F.. 1. 1. Functional . and Evolutionary Entomology – University of Liege (. GxABT. ) – Belgium. Fight the Bite Jeopardy!. Mosquito Biology. Mosquito Habitats. Mosquito. Protection. Mosquito Diseases. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. FINAL JEOPARDY. Q: . What is the first stage of a mosquito’s lifecycle?. , & . Aedes. are most common species. Females live 2-4 weeks and begin feeding on blood (to produce up to 1000 eggs) ~2 days after reaching adulthood. Eggs are laid on stagnant water surface during warm seasons and can stay dormant for 10 to 15 years.