Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Rey Lab
Led by Jorge Rey · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The lab studies mosquito ecology and control, focusing on container habitats, biological control methods, and pesticide effects. Research combines field studies, lab experiments, and GIS analysis.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Other insects
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Ecology of Container Mosquitoes
Examining mosquito productivity in different containers across Florida to understand habitat and environmental factors.
Biological Control of Mosquitoes
Testing copepods for mosquito control in natural and developed habitats.
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Oviposition behavior of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus
Studying how these mosquitoes choose oviposition sites and interact with each other.
Non-target effects of Dibrom
Assessing the impact of Dibrom on non-target arthropods in mosquito control applications.
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Recent papers, explained
- Chemical Characteristics of Soils in Natural and Impounded Wetlands along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, U.S.A.
2025 · Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association
Measures soil chemistry in natural and impounded wetlands in Florida, finding differences linked to tidal influence.
- Insecticide Resistance Status ofAedes albopictus(Diptera:Culicidae) Populations from Cuba
2023 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Tests insecticide resistance in Cuban Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to deltamethrin and cypermethrin.
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- Characterization of Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti from the Zoological Garden of Havana, Cuba
2022 · Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Evaluates insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Havana’s Zoological Garden using bioassays.
- Manipulating, managing and rehabilitating mangrove-dominated wetlands along Florida’s east coast (USA): balancing mosquito control and ecological values
2021 · Wetlands Ecology and Management
- First Record of Natural Transovarial Transmission of Dengue Virus in Aedes albopictus from Cuba
2021 · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Finds first evidence of dengue virus passing from mother to offspring in Cuban Aedes albopictus.
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