Green news from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: August 22, 2016
Anthony Cornel, Ph.D., UC Davis entomologist and UC ANR researcher, based at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier.
The UC Mosquito Research Laboratory in Parlier is the epicenter of California research on the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a tiny, black and white mosquito that can spread the Zika virus.
Aedes aegypti were first identified in California in June 2013, when they were found in the San Joaquin Valley communities of Clovis and Madera. They have now been detected in certain Fresno County neighborhoods, plus the Bay Area, and Southern California, according to the California Department of Public Health.
To date, the Zika virus hasn't been...
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