Credit: UF/IFAS file
Among the plethora of research and Extension activities by UF/IFAS faculty in the battle against the zika virus, Roxanne Connelly, a professor of Extension entomology, is working with other UF/IFAS Extension entomologists such as Faith Oi, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and mosquito control districts on zika educational workshops and school newsletters throughout Florida. Additionally, Connelly said she and FMEL director Jorge Rey are working with the Florida Department of Health to provide updated distribution and insecticide susceptibility of container mosquitoes in Florida.