Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
@slcmad.bsky.social
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Serving the citizens of Salt Lake City since 1924. 🦟
https://linktr.ee/slcmad
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SLCMAD is hiring for multiple positions for the summer: seasonal employees, interns, and summer drone pilots! 🦟🦟🦟 Get field, lab, public health, and research experience! 🦟🦟🦟 Find the application on our website at
www.slcmadutah.gov/employment.html
or the link in our bio.
24 days ago
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This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. There are many invasive species out there, ranging from plants to insects, including mosquitoes!
#nationalinvasivespeciesawarenessweek
#mosquitoes
7 days ago
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This week we congratulated & celebrated our Assistant Director, Dr. Greg White, who will be leaving SLCMAD soon to start a new position as manager of the Mosquito Abatement District-Davis. We will miss you & wish you the best! It won't be the same without you! ✨🦟
10 days ago
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Our most recent newsletter went out last week! Find it in the link in our bio, and sign up to receive them in our Linktree! 🦟
11 days ago
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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Roses are red, violets are blue, here comes a mosquito, and it's looking for you. 🦟💖
17 days ago
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🦟🦟🦟
#internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
#womeninstem
#womeninscience
19 days ago
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Did you know that after a blood meal, female mosquitoes go through something called diuresis? This is when they release excess fluid, like water, right after ingestion. Do you see the small pink-red dots on the paper towel beneath the mosquitoes? That's exactly what's happening here! 🦟
21 days ago
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SLCMAD is hiring for multiple positions for the summer: seasonal employees, interns, and summer drone pilots! 🦟🦟🦟 Get field, lab, public health, and research experience! 🦟🦟🦟 Find the application on our website at
www.slcmadutah.gov/employment.html
or the link in our bio.
24 days ago
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It’s that time of year again! SLCMAD is hiring for multiple positions for the summer: seasonal employees, interns, and summer drone pilots! If you're interested in vector-borne diseases, entomology, biology, public health, and other related fields check it out! ✨Link to the app in our bio✨
about 1 month ago
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Last week we had visits from
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Professor Laura Harris' environmental science students! We spent the entire time touring the district and discussing our operations, integrated mosquito management, and career options. Thanks for visiting us! 🦟
about 1 month ago
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Look out for the newest SLCMAD newsletter, the first of 2026! Find it at the link in our bio.
about 2 months ago
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Check out this photo from before the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District was formed in 1924. People had to cover up head to toe in order to avoid mosquitoes in Salt Lake City - you can see these folks wearing headnets to avoid them! 🦟
about 2 months ago
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Science X / Phys.org
3 months ago
Oropouche virus, known as "sloth fever," is unlikely to spread via common southeastern U.S. mosquitoes, reducing the risk of local transmission despite recent travel-related cases.
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'Sloth fever' unlikely to spread via mosquitoes in southeastern US, say researchers
In 2024, "sloth fever" hit the news cycle as a new public health threat: The virus was found in people who'd recently traveled to Cuba, and the serious health risks associated with the disease prompted concern about whether it could spread and become established in the U.S.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-sloth-fever-mosquitoes-southeastern.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2
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Mosquitoes have four stages of their life cycle! They start as an egg, then larva, pupa, and adult. The first three stages need water to grow and develop to an adult!
2 months ago
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DYK caribou are affected by mosquitoes, too! They can lose ~4.4 lbs of blood to mosquitoes each year! Caribou avoid mosquitoes by traveling to snowy, icy, or more windy areas. All this running to avoid mosquitoes creates a lack of proper food & nutrients, & can lead to health & population declines.
2 months ago
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Check out the latest SLCMAD newsletter! It's the last one of 2025, but don't worry we'll have more in 2026. Check out the full issue in the link in our bio ✨
3 months ago
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Wildlife Nomads
3 months ago
Meet a local from Hawai‘i! The Scarlet Honeycreeper, also known as the ʻIʻiwi. Its long curved beak fits inside the native flowers. But no its range is very limited. Because they can’t survive malaria, and when mosquitoes were introduced, their range shrank!
#birds
#birding
#nature
#animals
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Nature
3 months ago
At the heart of the effort to breed millions of mosquitoes, aiming to fight mosquito-borne illnesses in Brazil, is Luciano Moreira He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/3KV9zAM
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This scientist is breeding billions of mosquitoes to fight disease in Brazil
Luciano Moreira is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
https://go.nature.com/3KV9zAM
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Last week we were at Taylorsville Elementary for a STEM Night. So many good questions from students and parents alike! Thanks for having us! 🦟
3 months ago
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Earlier this week, Dr. Ary Faraji spoke at the 3i Vector-borne Diseases Networking Event at the
@utah.edu
. This was a chance for speakers from different departments and organizations to share the current work they are doing and how they can work together in the future.
3 months ago
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HHMI
3 months ago
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more:
bit.ly/CechFellows
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
https://bit.ly/CechFellows
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HHMI
3 months ago
"My advice to other undergraduates: Just go for it!" — Lalitha Ravipati, alum, Summer Undergraduate Research Program Rising junior or senior who's interested in working alongside some of the nation's top scientists this summer? Apply now:
bit.ly/CechFellows
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Do you wonder what jobs are out there in mosquito control? There are so many positions behind the scenes that work together to provide helpful information for mosquito management decisions. Here are a few examples! Stay tuned as we share more.
3 months ago
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Utah Mosquito Abatement Association
3 months ago
It may be the first of December, but winter is the perfect time to go through your old photos. Join our iNaturalist project page "Mosquitoes of Utah" to follow along, upload your mosquito photos, & help ID submissions! iNaturalist is free to join, head to
iNaturalist.org
to create your account! 🦟
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SLCMAD went to
@rowlandhall1867.bsky.social
Middle School to speak to their 7th graders! The students presented insect traps they've been working on for different pest species followed by Dr. Rehbein presenting on invasive mosquitoes & their impacts on people & animals. Thanks for having us there!🦟
3 months ago
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Thank you so much to Dr. Emmanuel Santa-Martinez's
@saltlakecc.bsky.social
Environmental Science class for visiting us and learning! You all are the best visitors!
#mosquitoes
#stemstudents
#publichealth
#environmentalscience
3 months ago
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While we aren’t sure if mosquito larvae have bad hair days, we do know they have little hairs all over their bodies. Do you know what purpose these hairs serve?
3 months ago
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Last week Dr. Faraji, Dr. Bibbs, and Dr. Byers were at the
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annual meeting. Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Bibbs on receiving the Early Career Award from the ESA MUVE section! Check out other highlights of both Drs. Faraji and Byers moderating and presenting!
3 months ago
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New publication out from SLCMAD and amcd in the Journal of Medical Entomology! This paper explores the use of mycelium-based lures on mosquito surveillance traps. Find it here
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
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Does the fungus among us increase trap fidelity? Mycelium carbon dioxide generators for mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) traps in two ecoregions of the United States
Abstract. Mosquito control programs deploy mosquito traps for surveillance and targeting of vector mosquitoes. The primary attractant in these traps is gen
https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf166
3 months ago
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Earlier this week we received mulch from Chip Drop that we've been patiently waiting for, and were so excited for the delivery! And we've been taking advantage of the nicer weather this week and tucking our native plants into bed for the winter season ahead.
4 months ago
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SLCMAD & the Hartland Partnership Center connected over the summer through the Partners in the Park events through the
@utah.edu
! We'll be doing a weekly program talking to students about mosquitoes, bugs, & nature! Yesterday students got to meet some mosquitoes and learn about their life cycle. 🦟
4 months ago
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Inside Climate News
4 months ago
The mosquitoes that carry dengue and other dangerous diseases wouldn’t have been able to survive in Colorado before. Now they’re thriving in one community as temperatures warm.
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A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive - Inside Climate News
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10112025/colorado-invasive-dengue-fever-mosquito/
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Most recent newsletter went out last Friday! Check out the full issue at the link in our bio and sign up to get them straight to your inbox!
4 months ago
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This week is Utah Week of STEM! This year's theme: STEM is Your Future. It showcases career connections to discover possibilities in STEM fields. If you're curious about what we do, contact us for a field trip or out to your classroom to chat about careers, mosquitoes, & other insects!🦟
4 months ago
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Here's a recap of
@utahmosquito.bsky.social
annual conference from last week! Congratulations to Reed Miles, who is the first prize recipient of the Dickson-Nielsen Scholarship, and to Avery Derr, the second prize recipient of the Dickson-Nielsen Scholarship! 👏👏 Great job to everyone who presented!
4 months ago
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Today is One Health Day! Learn how the
#OneHealth
approach to public health can bring experts together to improve the health of people, the environment, and animals, including pets, livestock, and wildlife. Learn more:
www.cdc.gov/one-health/a...
4 months ago
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Science Magazine
4 months ago
A new genetic study in Science overturns the myth of the “London Underground Mosquito,” revealing that this common urban insect originated not below the cities of modern Europe, but in ancient Mediterranean civilizations more than a thousand years ago.
https://scim.ag/43xWovB
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Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
https://scim.ag/43xWovB
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Recycling this one from last year! If you're looking for last minute Halloween costume inspo, try these out. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻🦟
4 months ago
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Last week we went to a Spooky Science Night at Monroe Elementary! Not only were we impressed by all of the clever Halloween costumes, but by all of the student's questions and interest in our spooky science! 🦟👻🎃
4 months ago
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We had a blast showing the Kearns Junior High 6th graders around the SLCMAD facility today and speaking with the different classes earlier this week at their school! 🦟
4 months ago
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Halloween is coming up! Impress your friends while trick or treating with these creepy mosquito facts.
4 months ago
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Yale Environment 360
4 months ago
Iceland, one of the last places on Earth to be mosquito-free, recorded its first sighting this month. Scientists say warming is making the country more hospitable to the insects.
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Mosquitoes Found in Iceland for the First Time
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/iceland-mosquitoes
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October 20-24 is National Health Education Week! This week focuses on public health issues, public education, and improves understanding of health education and public health. Thank you to all health educators and those who work to improve public health!
#NHEW
4 months ago
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The progress we've made on our pollinator habitat is so fun to see. The first plants from the Utah Pollinator Habitat Program were planted in September 2023 and this year we expanded! Check out the progress!
5 months ago
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Recent photos from our new and older plants in the pollinator habitat and their visitors lately. 🌱🌼
5 months ago
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Sabethes cyaneus is a species of mosquito found in Central and South America. Its nickname is the paddle-legged beauty, can you guess why? These mosquitoes have a striking iridescent blue color from their scales and almost look like they float through the air while flying.
5 months ago
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Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be stuck inside a mosquito tornado? This might be close. 🦟🦟🦟
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5 months ago
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When do mosquitoes start "slowing down"? This depends on weather! Once temperatures get below 50°F and daylight shortens, mosquitoes become less active. As of last week, there were 8,609 mosquitoes collected in a single night from one mosquito surveillance trap. We'll see what this week brings! 🦟
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5 months ago
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The most recent SLCMAD newsletter is out! Find the full issue of it in the link in our bio! 🦟
5 months ago
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Yesterday we were at the Salt Lake County 4-H Community Connections Fair! We had a great time talking with everyone there, thanks for having us! 🦟🦟
5 months ago
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Surveillance updates: There are 121 total WNV and 21 total SLEV mosquito positive samples. To see Utah's surveillance data visit:
maps.vectorsurv.org/arbo
. Wear insect repellent, cover up exposed skin, & avoid outdoors during dusk & dawn when the mosquitoes that carry these diseases are more active.
5 months ago
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