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JO OHM
Interfacing disease ecology, evolutionary biology & entomology
 Mosquitoes feeding on a volunteerThis is how we usually feed mosquitoes in the laboratory and even for mass releases of millions of mosquitoes! Millions of mosquitoes = millions of mosquito bites. There are better ways to feed mosquitoes. Let's make an artificial diet that doesn't require blood. |  The ILM teamThe field crew at the Institut Louis Malardé in French Polynesia are suppressing mosquito populations on local islands. This picture was taken during my stay there in February 2017. |  Wild mosquito caught in Papeete.Mosquito populations in Tahiti are responsible for spreading lymphatic filariasis, dengue and Zika virus. |
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 Aedes aegypti eggsAedes aegypti eggs hatching in a vaccuum at the insect rearing center in Paea, Tahiti. |  Aedes aegypti pupaeAedes aegypti pupae |  Anopheles stephensiAnopheles stephensi are the primary vectors responsible for spreading malaria in India. We don't yet have a good understanding of what they need to eat. Can they eat something other than blood? Photo courtesy of Wikimedia commons |
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