UM study confirms that bromeliads contribute to mosquito breeding in Miami

(University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) With vector-borne diseases posing an increasing public health threat to communities in South Florida and elsewhere, a new study led by public health researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has revealed that ornamental bromeliad plants contribute to breeding of the Aedes aegypti mosquito--a key culprit for the Zika outbreak that hit Miami-Dade County and other areas of Florida and the Americas in 2016. Aedes aegypti was the most dominant species of mosquito in the study's test sites.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news