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Public Perceptions of Mosquitoes and Mosquito Control

Shelli Rampold, Ricky Telg, Alena Poulin, Sandra Anderson, Angela Lindsey, Ashley McLeod-Morin, andPhilip Stokes


Release Date: 5/27/2020

Reviewed At: 2/2/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc357-2020

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Abstract

This publication provides a background of public opinion on various aspects of mosquito control covered in the Prevent & Protect campaign.

About this Publication

This document is AEC694, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Rampold, S., Telg, R., Poulin, A., Anderson, S., Lindsey, A., McLeod-Morin, A., & Stokes, P. (2020). Public Perceptions of Mosquitoes and Mosquito Control. EDIS, 2020(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc357-2020

Authors

Shelli Rampold
Shelli Rampold
external
University of Florida

assistant professor, UT Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Knoxville, TN, former data management analyst II, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ricky Telg
Ricky Telg
Specialist
University of Florida

director, Center for Public Issues Education, and professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Alena Poulin
Alena Poulin
staff
University of Florida

communications specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics

Sandra Anderson
Sandra Anderson
staff
University of Florida

data management analyst II, M.S., UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources

Angela Lindsey
Angela Lindsey
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, community issues education, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Ashley McLeod-Morin
Ashley McLeod-Morin
Specialist
University of Florida

associate director of strategic communication, Ph.D., Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources

Philip Stokes
Philip Stokes
staff
University of Florida

learning and organizational development specialist II, M.S., UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources

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