Posts Tagged: Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

The Mosquito Man: Stepping Down

Most people have never served 38 consecutive years on an executive board that looks out for the health and welfare of two million people. But then again medical entomologist Robert Washino isn't  “most people.” Washino, emeritus professor and...

Culex quinquefasciatus, which can transmit West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Culex quinquefasciatus, which can transmit West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Medical entomologist Robert Washino during his military years in the mid-1950s. This photo was taken in a lab south of Paris, France.

Medical entomologist Robert Washino during his military years in the mid-1950s. This photo was taken in a lab south of Paris, France.

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