Fighting new viruses: should we make some mosquitoes extinct? (Nov. 23)
Chris Cloutier will tackle the controversial issue of mosquito eradication聽November 23 at 7:00 PM during a Food for thought talk at Macdonald Campus.
, Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences, 看片视频 University
鈥�The subject of mosquito eradication is rarely met with much resistance especially when we consider the economic and medical impact these insects have on our society. When it comes down to it, the ability to eradicate certain mosquito species is not limited by the intent to do so but more by the ability to do so.鈥�鈥擟hris Cloutier
Chris Cloutier he has worked for several years as the interpretive biologist at the Morgan Arboretum. Now in the second year of his Master鈥檚 degree, Chris is able to pursue his research interests in Entomology, more particularly in insect ecology. He has spent the last two summers collecting nearly 200,000 mosquitoes in an attempt to describe how different habitats found in and around the West Island of Montreal shape the communities of mosquitoes found there. Chris has had to become a resident expert in all things mosquito related as of late鈥攚ith Zika virus and the Rio Olympics, the media has been in a frenzy about mosquitoes and what can be done to control them
christopher [dot] cloutier [at] mcgill [dot] ca聽(French, English)