Mosquitoes

The district developed a strain of male mosquitoes native to Captiva and Fort Myers, and sterilizes them via X-ray. The goal is for the insects to mate with female mosquitoes, resulting in eggs that won't hatch.

Mosquito control groups are hard at work during the drought, making sure today's low mosquito count doesn't become a population boom.

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Mosquito inactivity begins when temperatures reach around 50 degrees, with mortality setting in as temperatures approach the freezing mark.

After the weekend's heavy rains, control teams are working to lessen any mosquito plumes while experts try to piece together why Brevard has seen so many dengue cases this season.

Brevard County is experiencing a dengue outbreak. The state reported 27 cases locally acquired in Brevard. Eleven of those cases were reported last week.

Officials said positive tests were taken from chickens in Oldsmar and east Tarpon Springs. In response, mosquito control is initiating enhanced treatments such as additional truck fogging and aerial larviciding.

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This is the county's first reported case of dengue this year. Officials did not say where in the county the illness was reported, but health department records note it occurred in July.

USF researchers are tracking mosquitoes around the world and looking for the disease-carrying and invasive ones.

The big buzz comes from an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County and a population boom of saltwater marsh mosquitoes.

The virus has infected over 7,000 people, mainly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan. An expert says the outbreak appears to be the largest ever documented in China.