Stephen Robert Fricker

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Cameron Webb/NSW Health Pathology

Mosquito‑borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science

Cameron Webb, University of Sydney; Craig Williams, University of South Australia; Katherine Baldock, University of South Australia; Larissa Braz Sousa, University of Sydney, and Stephen Robert Fricker, University of South Australia

Summer is here and mosquitoes are ready to bite. Tracking them is important for staying on top of public health risks – and citizen scientists can help.
Although yellow fever does not currently exist in Australia, the species Aedes aegypti - which can transmit the disease - is found widely across northern Queensland. The virus remains a global health concern, but citizen scientists could help prevent its spread. Simon Kutcher/flickr

As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease‑carrying and nuisance mosquitoes

Cameron Webb, University of Sydney; Craig Williams, University of South Australia; Larissa Braz Sousa, University of South Australia; Seamus Doherty, University of South Australia, and Stephen Robert Fricker, University of South Australia

Nuisance-biting and mosquito-borne disease are ongoing concerns for health authorities. But an effective citizen science program is now showing how all of us can help beat the bite of mozzies.

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