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Drone tech's next big target: insect pest management
(Entomological Society of America) Drones keep getting smaller, while their potential applications keep getting bigger. And now unmanned aircraft systems are taking on some of the world's biggest small problems: insect pests. From crop-munching caterpillars to disease-transmitting mosquitoes, insects that threaten crops, ecosystems, and public health are being targeted with new pest-management strategies that deploy drones for detection and control. A variety of these applications are featured in a new special collection in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
(Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) In Baltimore, Maryland, people living in low-income urban neighborhoods are more at risk of contracting West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, than people living in more affluent neighborhoods. So reports a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Join us online: Insect science goes virtual at Entomology 2020, November 11-25
(Entomological Society of America) Your next great science story could be just a few mouse-clicks away at Entomology 2020, the Entomological Society of America's Virtual Annual Meeting. Interested media are invited to participate free of charge in this unique opportunity to view scores of research presentations from all corners of entomology, without ever having to leave the home office.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective, study shows
(Entomological Society of America) A new study by a bevy of expert mosquito researchers offers an important warning to consumers: Products claiming to reduce mosquito populations with salt-water solutions are ineffective. In a series of lab tests using nine mosquito species, researchers found no evidence that adult mosquitoes are killed by salt ingested at concentrations used in several popular mosquito-control products. The findings are reported in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 20, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Bat tick found for the first time in New Jersey
(Rutgers University) A tick species associated with bats has been reported for the first time in New Jersey and could pose health risks to people, pets and livestock, according to a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Medical Entomology. This species (Carios kelleyi) is a " soft " tick. Deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, are an example of " hard " ticks.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Media alert: Insect scientists to swarm Denver, Nov. 5-8
(Entomological Society of America) For interested media, Entomology 2017 is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain access to the world's brightest minds on a multitude of insect-related topics such as pollinator health, vector-borne disease, agricultural and urban pest management, forest ecology, invasive species, global biodiversity, and more.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
To kill ticks, target their animal hosts
(Entomological Society of America) An emerging tool in the fight against tick-borne disease, host-targeted bait boxes employ a sneaky trick: turning some of ticks' favorite carriers -- small mammals like mice and chipmunks -- against them. And a new study in Journal of Medical Entomology shows an improved design has made such bait boxes an increasingly viable addition to integrated tick management practices.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 16, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Big data for little creatures
(University of California - Riverside) A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at UC Riverside has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program to prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers who will learn how to exploit the power of big data to understand insects. The program, the first of its kind worldwide, will serve as a replicable education and training model for other institutions with an interest in developing computational entomology programs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 10, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Media advisory: Zika Symposium at ICE 2016 in Orlando
(Entomological Society of America) News reporters are invited to attend a symposium on the Zika virus, which will take place on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Orlando, Fla., during the 2016 International Congress of Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 24, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Wiley provides free access to latest Zika research to coincide with events in Brazil
(Wiley) Wiley has made available all of its published Zika content on one site www.wiley.com/go/zika to coincide with events in Brazil, a territory that has seen increased cases of Zika Virus recently. Access will be freely available until 30 September. New research from medicine, entomology, obstetrics, neuroscience and more will be added to Wiley's Zika page as it becomes available along with interactive content such as interviews, podcasts and videos, providing the latest updates on Zika virus.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 5, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
(Entomological Society of America) Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of various methods of preventing bites and controlling ticks that transmit Lyme disease. Their findings are published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 20, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Three new chigger mite species discovered on rodents in Thailand
(Entomological Society of America) Three new species of chigger mites have been discovered on rodents in Thailand, and are described in an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 7, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Three new chigger mite species discovered in Taiwan
(Entomological Society of America) Three new species of trombiculid mites, also known as 'chiggers,' have been discovered in Taiwan, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 5, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Researchers find ticks linked with Lyme disease in south London parks
(Wiley) Visitors to two popular parks in South London are at risk of coming into contact with ticks that can transmit Lyme disease to humans, according to a new study in Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 24, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What role do insects play in Ebola virus transmission?
(Entomological Society of America) What role, if any, do insects play in the transmission of Ebola? This question and others will be discussed during a special session at Entomology 2014 -- the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America -- in Portland, Oregon at 5:30 PM on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 5, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
