Apr 15, 2020 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Commonly written off as mere nuisances, mosquitoes actually pose a significant threat to human health, as they are vectors for dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, and malaria. According to National Geographic, mosquito-borne diseases are...
Nov 30, 2017 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Meet Allison Parker — Taking the Battle to the Mosquitoes The saying goes that in war you must “know your enemy” to defeat it, and that’s exactly the aim of Allison Parker’s research. She’s a fifth-year Ph.D. Candidate in Entomology at the University of Illinois, and...
Dec 21, 2016 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Allison Gardner is a Ph.D. Candidate in Entomology researching the effects of habitat quality on the reproduction of mosquitoes. In particular, she studies how different species of leaves caught in a storm drain — a favorite breeding place for mosquitoes — can help or...
Dec 21, 2016 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Andrew Mackay is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Entomology with a broad interest in arthropods and public health. He joined Associate Professor Brian Allan’s lab in 2012, just as Allan was starting to turn his mind toward human-made stormwater...
Dec 21, 2016 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
As part of the iSEE-funded Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project, Medical Entomology Ph.D. student Elijah Juma is examining how decaying leaves in stormwater affect the habitats — and the life cycles — of mosquitoes. In Summer 2016, Elijah undertook his first field...