Can Mosquitoes carry COVID-19

Short answer – NO!!
Mosquitoes are NOT carriers for COVID19.
There is no known proof that mosquitoes can vector COVID-19.

A recent article from TAMU experts –

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2020/03/20/can-ticks-and-mosquitoes-transmit-the-coronavirus/

From the WHO – World Health Organization

The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.

To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes. The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. To protect yourself, clean your hands frequently with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Also, avoid close contact with anyone who is coughing and sneezing.

 


From the CDC – Centers for Disease Control
• Mosquitoes and ticks can’t spread all types of viruses. 

• At this time, we have no data to suggest that COVID-19 or other similar coronaviruses (e.g. SARS, MERS) are spread by mosquitoes or ticks. 

• For a virus to pass to a person through a mosquito or tick bite, the virus must be able to replicate inside the mosquito or tick. 

Day 14 of Quarantine - Let's start a Blog!

Hi All,

As we all try to figure out how to help the current crisis, many of us are being asked to adjust our way of thinking and working. Many of you are still working day-to-day because you are considered essential to America. Many of you may have been told to work from home and might still be trying to maneuver through that.

I for one have found myself with more free time, so to speak, than I have had in 3 years, but it is not all open time. My schedule has been wiped clean and I now find myself at home working at a kitchen table while homeschooling four kids. The family time is great, as I spent a lot of time on the road doing face-to-face meetings, which are prohibited at this time, but this is a change to my norm.

While adjusting no public interaction, I felt the need to find a new way to connect with you all and provide valuable entomological information. With doing that I have decided to start a blog. This is all new territory for me but since it has been three or maybe four years since I have had time to actually write a newsletter, I felt it was time to reconnect in another way.

I plan to provide information on both human and animal biting pests, those that vector diseases and those that blood feed. I hope that you find the information beneficial and will choose to subscribe.

Thanks

Sonja