Hi all,

I am starting this iNaturalist project to gather all the observations of medically important mosquito species into one place. For now let's focus on Aedes mosquitoes responsible for the expanding Zika epidemic now declared a public health emergency. The primary species to worry about is the Yellow-fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti.

Also of concern is the more widespread Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Other mosquito genera that vector significant human pathogens will be hi-lit here: Anopheles, Culex, Culiseta, Haemagogus and Ochlerotatus.

We will happily host any mosquito species record as well because it important to understand which species are not a problem for humans, so generally improving the understanding of the status and distribution of non-vector species is also important.

Please see the project that has been running for a while to get more information until it is added/updated over here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/mosquitoes-in-hawaii

Stay safe!

Durrell

Durrell D. Kapan, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences