Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Caragata Lab
Led by Eric Caragata · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The lab studies how bacteria and viruses in mosquitoes interact with arboviruses like dengue and West Nile, affecting disease transmission. They focus on Florida mosquitoes and their microbiomes to develop new control methods.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Other insects
- Bacteria & microbes
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
Characterize the microbiota of mosquitoes in Florida
Studying how different microorganisms associate with Florida mosquitoes and their impact on disease transmission.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Genetic divergence in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes potentially associated with enhanced capacity for arbovirus transmission
2026 · BMC Biology
Compares genetic differences between Florida and Tanzanian Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to see if they affect virus transmission.
- Native Wolbachia infection dynamics across Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Hawaiʻi
2026 · Parasites & Vectors
Maps bacteria in Hawaiian mosquitoes to guide future control efforts.
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- The role of container periphyton as an oviposition attractant for female Aedes aegypti
2026 · Parasites & Vectors
Finds that algae on container walls attract mosquito eggs.
- Bacterial immune priming and Wolbachia-mediated dengue blocking in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
2026 · PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Shows how bacteria in mosquitoes can protect them from dengue.
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