Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Reeves Lab
Led by Lawrence Reeves · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Reeves Lab studies mosquito biology and ecology using molecular techniques like DNA barcoding and metabarcoding to understand mosquito interactions with pathogens, predators, and the environment. Their goal is to develop tools for mosquito surveillance and control.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Other insects
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Molecular tools for mosquito surveillance
Developing DNA-based methods to detect and identify mosquito species and pathogens.
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Recent papers, explained
- Vector Potential Index: Bridging Competence and Contribution as an Integrative Measure of Relative Transmission Capability
2026 · Ecology and Evolution
Develops a Vector Potential Index to measure vector transmission capability.
- New distribution records of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), Aedes mediovittatus (Coquillett), and Toxorhynchites portoricensis (Röder) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico and their relevance to integrated vector management
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Finds Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico, including cemeteries, during a dengue outbreak.
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- Field video recording paired with trapping reveals mosquito diel sugar-feeding patterns
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Uses video and traps to track mosquito sugar-feeding patterns in Florida.
- Aedes ( Ochlerotatus ) amateuri Ortega and Zavortink (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Madrean Sky Islands of Arizona, USA: a new country record
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Identifies Aedes (Ochlerotatus) amateuri in Arizona’s Madrean Sky Islands for the first time.
- First documented predation attempt by a Peters’s Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) on a Cuban Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) in Florida
2026 · Reptiles & Amphibians
Reports a Peters’s Rock Agama attempting to prey on a Cuban Brown Anole in Florida.
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