IFAS Extension
Florida Container Mosquitoes
L. Philip Lounibos and Eva A. Buckner
Agriculture
Abstract
Container mosquitoes inhabit small natural and artificial water-filled vessels during their immature stages. This publication lists and illustrates fifteen species of them, including two exotics that are the most important vector species of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. It also describes available control measures, the best for homeowners being to eliminate aquatic habitat by draining standing water in containers near homes.
About this Publication
This document is ENY2057, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
About the Authors
L. Philip Lounibos, distinguished professor emeritus; Eva A. Buckner, assistant professor and state Extension specialist; UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL 32962.
How to Cite
Lounibos, L. P., & Buckner, E. A. (2021). Florida Container Mosquitoes. EDIS, 2021(4), 12. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1315-2021
Authors
Leon Lounibos
Specialist
University of Florida
distinguished professor Emeritus, ecology and behavior, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach
Eva Buckner
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor, medical entomology Extension, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach, FL
Publication #ENY-2057
