The Florida Medical Entomological Laboratory (FMEL) is part of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).

Vero Beach, FL
FMEL faculty and PhD student Daniel Perez enjoying DetVetores 2023 at Pedra Azul, Espirito Santo, Brazil!!!
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ATTENTION: PhD assistantship for Spring 2023 available in Lord Lab at UF/IFAS FMEL. See below for details!
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Mosquito control programs: Link to Prevent & Protect's Emergency Toolkit that includes prepared statements for media and public about what to expect from mosquito populations post-natural disaster like Ian: preventmosquitoes.org/emerge… Example provided @FloridaMosquito @AMCAmosquito
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Dr. Eva Buckner in Wired's "The science behind genetically modified mosquitoes" below
How do you control a population of insecticide-resistant, disease-carrying mosquitos? With more mosquitos of course! We look at the science behind the "friendly" genetically modified mosquitos of the Florida Keys.
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Congratulations to PhD candidate Abdullah Alomar for being awarded the T. Wainwright Miller, Jr. Scholarship from the Florida Mosquito Control Association!!!! @FloridaMosquito
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Congratulations to PhD Candidate @KristinSloyer for being selected as the Entomology & Nematology department's nominee for the Lockhart Dissertation fellowship! We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for you, Kristin during the CALS competition! #UFBugs 👏👏👏👏
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UF IFAS FMEL retweeted
Awesome job @KristinSloyer presenting your research on sampling and host association for enzootic vectors of VEEV in FL #EntSoc21 🦟👀🔍 @MUVE_ESA @FmelUf @UFEntomology
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UF IFAS FMEL retweeted
Congrats to @Black1Th for rocking his presentation on some of his Master's research investigating Culicoides larval habitat associations, in the early hours of dawn at #EntSoc21 today 🦟🔬👀 @MUVE_ESA @FmelUf @UFEntomology
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UF IFAS FMEL retweeted
Great opportunity to learn more about what my twin @amely_bauer and her lab mate @YasminLTavares have been working on with their supervisor @LP_Campbell and the UFBI research group at @FmelUf
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Congrats to @Xiaodiiiii for winning second place in the virtual graduate student 10-minute paper competition in the Diptera biology and control section of MUVE at #EntSoc21 !!!
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Congrats to @YasminLTavares for winning second place in the graduate student poster competition in the Mosquito biology, management, and disease section of MUVE at #EntSoc21 !!!
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Congrats to @KristinSloyer for winning second place in the graduate student 10-minute paper competition in the Mosquitoes, biting midges, and flies section of MUVE at #EntSoc21 !!!!
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UF IFAS FMEL retweeted
Thanks to everyone who came by yesterday #EntSoc21! It was fun sharing my research on landscape effects on mosquito communities and my prediction maps with you - I appreciate all the interest! 🌎🦟🔍 best advisor: @LP_Campbell at @FmelUf - thank you!! @UFEntomology @MUVE_ESA
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“Medical entomology is one of the most interesting and challenging areas,” said Tse-Yu Chen, a doctoral graduate in @UFEntomology. Dr. Chen will be continuing his research on the interactions between insects and pathogens as a postdoc at Yale University. Congrats #GatorGrad! 🐊🎓
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Congrats Tse-Yu!
Such a honor to receive my degree from @chelsea_smartt lab. Thank you and I appreciate everyone during my journey.
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FMEL will be offering its Fall Advanced Mosquito Identification Class and Certification for Florida Mosquito Control Professionals October 18-22, 2021!!!! 🦟🔬🔎 Please visit link for more details and to learn how to apply: fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/general-in…
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Amy and Yasmin were Scientists of the day at this year’s bug camp!
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