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News
- Confirmed Dengue Cases on Bonaire - InfoBonaire.com
- Nearing the end of mosquito-borne diseases - FIU News
- Health Authorities Report Dengue Fever Cases, Urge Public to Enhance Mosquito Control Measures - 巴士的報
- Wetter and warmer: How does climate change impact dengue transmission? - The Straits Times
- Man hospitalised for mosquito virus after Goondiwindi visit - Burnett Today
- University of Cincinnati Study Reveals How Mosquitoes Thrive in - Hoodline
- Sterile mosquitoes to be released to help reduce population - FOX 4 News Fort Myers WFTX
- Consequences of insecticide overuse in Hungary: assessment of pyrethroid resistance in Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes - Parasites & Vectors - Parasites & Vectors
- Transmission of transgenic mosquito-killing fungi during copulation - Nature.com
- Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here's what to know if you're spending time outdoors - The Conversation
More News
- Mosquito population grows, health threat increases.
Florida Weekly - CDC warns of malaria in Florida, Texas spread locally.
News Nation - Protecting central Florida from malaria.
WKMG - Florida Department of Health warns of mosquitoes transmitting malaria.
WKMG - 2 malaria cases confirmed in Florida. What to know and how to protect yourself.
Pensacola News Journal - Ascienden a siete los casos de malaria en Florida y Texas.
Noticias Telemundo - Temporada de mosquitos: siga estos consejos para evitar enfermedades.
Telemundo 51 Miami - Malaria in Florida: Here are steps to keep your family safe.
Naples Daily News - Mosquito bite protection tips due to malaria cases in Sarasota County.
Wink News - Florida’s Senators wanted the feds to do more to battle mosquitoes.
Florida Daily - In Florida’s local malaria outbreak, forgotten bite led to surprise hospitalization.
NPR - Does Florida malaria alert affect you? What to know about mosquito combat in Miami, Keys.
Miami Herald - Mosquito control in Southwest Florida following malaria cases.
NBC 2 - Malaria concerns have Polk mosquito control working extra hours.
WMFE - Tips on how to prevent mosquito bites and avoid the locally acquired malaria in Florida.
NBC Miami - How to fight mosquitoes as malaria cases reported in South Florida.
NBC South Florida - How to get rid of mosquitoes: Here’s what really works, according to an expert.
NBC South Florida - Pasco County Mosquito Control District weighs in on prevention.
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida issues mosquito-borne illness alert following locally contracted malaria cases.
ABC 7 - Sarasota malaria cases prompt statewide health advisory.
Fox 13 - Virus that causes Eastern equine encephalitis nips at Brevard County’s border
Florida Today - Brevard Mosquito Control Using Drones for Selected Areas
Florida Today - Takeaways from Tallahassee – Lights, camera, action!
Florida Politics - Seminole County expert gives tips for minimizing mosquitoes at homes
WESH2 - Capital Update – Week Ending 06/23/2023
The Florida Channel - This Week in Policy & Public Interest News: 14 Stories You Need to See
PR Newswire - Second case of malaria confirmed in Sarasota-Manatee area
Herald-Tribune - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
PR Newswire - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Yahoo! Finance - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Stark County News - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Street Insider - It’s National Mosquito Week, tips to protect yourself
CBS News Miami - Pasco County Mosquito Control “Fights the Bite”
Suncoast News - National Mosquito Control Awareness Week with Beach Mosquito Control District
WJHG - Tampa Bay officials confirm second case of malaria in more than three weeks
Fox 13 Tampa Bay - Mosquito control is key to Florida’s economic success
Naples Daily News - Collier Mosquito Control District aims to fend off species posing threat to pets
NBC2 - Florida grounds drone fleets after state-level rule change
NBC2 - Major rain across the country leads to early mosquito season
News Nation - Una especie de mosquito invasor ha llegado a nuestra área. ¿Debemos preocuparnos?
Wink/Noticias News - Op-ed: Florida Celebrates 100 Years of Mosquito Control
Keys Weekly - Florida’s Ban Of Chinese Drones Leaves Firefighters And Mosquito Control Workers Scrambling
Forbes - Mosquito Control center in Pasco County keeps close watch on mosquito population.
ABC Action News - New non-native mosquito found in Miami-Dade now spreading across state.
CBS News Miami - Hillsborough County on alert for new invasive mosquito species found in Florida.
WFLA - Researchers study mosquito species newly arriving in SWFL.
Wink News - Hendry County is conducting aerial adult mosquito control operations.
Fox 4 News - Jim Boyd to mark a century of mosquito swatting.
Florida Politics - Jim Boyd commends Mosquito control association for work fighting mosquito population.
Florida Voice - Sandra Fisher-Grainger: For 100 years, mosquito control has protected lives, livelihoods of Floridians.
Florida Politics - Miami-Dade extends mosquito control measures through the winter months.
CBS News Miami - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEIGH TRAUMA STAR HELOS, FWC SUPPORT & MOSQUITO CONTROL.
Keys Weekly
Press Releases
- Statement By Richard Weaver, President of the Florida Mosquito Control Association Re: Mosquito Control Experts Urge Floridians to Remain Proactive, Protect Themselves as New Mosquito-borne Diseases are Identified
- Press Release: National Mosquito Control Awareness Week ~ Fight the Bite
- Statement by Florida Mosquito Control Association President Richard Weaver Re: Governor Signing Budget with Increased Funding for Medium and Small Mosquito Control Programs
- Press Release: As Public Health Threat of Mosquito-Borne Illness Increases, Florida’s World-Class Scientists & Professionals are Ready
- Press Release: Statement by FMCA President Richard Weaver
- FMCA annual meeting press release
- FMCA Virtual Press Conference on Mosquito-borne Disease
- National Mosquito Control Awareness Week Press Release
- 2023 Florida Mosquito Week Press Release
- FMCA Day Media Advisory 03 21 2023
- FMCA Celebrating 100 years – 3/14
- Florida Politics, Sandra Grainger-Fisher: For 100 years, mosquito control has protected lives, livelihoods of Floridians
- Notice of passing – John Beidler
Press Conferences
Scientists Find New Invasive Mosquito Species In Florida
Scientists have identified a new species of mosquito in Florida. I's called Aedes scapularis. Lawrence Reeves, an entomologist and research scientist with the University of Florida, identified them among mosquitoes he collected near Everglades National Park in 2019… Read more here
Picture curtsey of: Lawrence Reeves, UF/IFAS
Spread the word about National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, June 20-26, 2021! Here are some tips from AMCA on how your district can involve the community! #FightTheBite
