Entomologists Discuss Discovery’s “Mosquito” Documentary: A Live-Tweet Recap
By Donald A. Yee, Ph.D. The old adage “bad press is better than no press” has a long history, and it surely applies to coverage of insects broadly and insects that […]
Scientists Track Mosquitoes that Transmit Zika and Dengue by County
By Harvey Black As mosquito-borne diseases that were once rare or unseen in the United States are making their presence known in the country, a team of researchers from the […]
A Report from the Summit on the Aedes aegypti Crisis in the Americas in Brazil
By Richard Levine Yesterday, March 13, 2016, nearly 70 scientists, public-health officials and other participants attended the Summit on the Aedes aegypti Crisis in the Americas, a one-day meeting convened […]
The Aedes aegypti Mosquito Was a Problem Way Before the Zika Virus
By Richard Levine Today I wrote a guest article for the Oxford University Press blog. What do Napoléon Bonaparte, Walter Reed, the Panama Canal, and the Zika virus all have […]