Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Martin Lab
Led by Estelle Martin · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The lab studies how viruses spread through mosquitoes and affect public health, using molecular biology and experiments. They also explore insect-specific viruses for potential disease control.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Other insects
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
What we're looking for
“Undergraduate students interested in joining the lab to gain research experience should contact us with a CV”
Recent papers, explained
- Traditional Morphometrics of Adult Mosquitoes
2026 · Journal of Visualized Experiments
Measures mosquito body traits to assess how treatments or environment affect their fitness.
- Evaluation of In2Care mosquito stations for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) management: observed limitations in population reduction in a continuous landscape
2025 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Tests if In2Care stations reduce mosquito populations in a busy urban area.
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- Evaluating Habitat Type and Height Effects on Mosquito Diversity and Abundance in Silver Springs State Park
2025 · UF Journal of Undergraduate Research
Compares mosquito diversity and abundance between ground and canopy traps in a Florida park.
- Evaluation of the In2Care Mosquito Station at low deployment density: a field study to manage Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Central Florida
2024 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Evaluates In2Care stations for controlling mosquitoes in North Central Florida.
- Regional variation in the landscape ecology of West Nile virus sentinel chicken seroconversion in Florida
2024 · PLoS ONE
Looks at how landscape features relate to West Nile virus spread in Florida.
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How to reach out
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