Mosquitos and Bromeliads
Dr. J. Howard Frank, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, has studied and written about Mosquitos in Bromeliads.
Tropiflora, LLC, located at 3530 Tellevast Road in Sarasota, FL 34243 has information on Dr. Frank's research and conclusions. Their contact info is: 941-351-2267; www.tropiflora.com
The Tropiflora summary of Dr. Frank's conclusions:
Wyeomyia mosquito females prefer to lay their eggs in pale green bromeliads; their immature stages represent 98.8% of all mosquitoes in a typical bromeliad in urban habitats in southern Florida. Wyeomyia "DO NOT TRANSMIT ANY DISEASES TO HUMANS." Less than 1/2 of 1% found were the Aedes aegypti variety that are indicated as able to transmit disease to humans.
Aedes aegypti females (vectors of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and yellow fever) prefer to lay their eggs in black containers of water - think scrap tires and saucers under plant pots.
So enjoy your bromeliads!
Tropiflora, LLC, located at 3530 Tellevast Road in Sarasota, FL 34243 has information on Dr. Frank's research and conclusions. Their contact info is: 941-351-2267; www.tropiflora.com
The Tropiflora summary of Dr. Frank's conclusions:
Wyeomyia mosquito females prefer to lay their eggs in pale green bromeliads; their immature stages represent 98.8% of all mosquitoes in a typical bromeliad in urban habitats in southern Florida. Wyeomyia "DO NOT TRANSMIT ANY DISEASES TO HUMANS." Less than 1/2 of 1% found were the Aedes aegypti variety that are indicated as able to transmit disease to humans.
Aedes aegypti females (vectors of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and yellow fever) prefer to lay their eggs in black containers of water - think scrap tires and saucers under plant pots.
So enjoy your bromeliads!