Cameron Webb
@mozziebites.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor Medical Entomology (NSW Health Pathology & University of Sydney); author CSIRO Publishing & The Conversation; mosquitoes, mosquito-borne disease, wetlands.
Away we go for another fieldwork season. Stay tuned for updates on mosquito wrangling in the swamps and stormwater drains of Sydney as the weather warms up! 🦟
October 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Away we go for another fieldwork season. Stay tuned for updates on mosquito wrangling in the swamps and stormwater drains of Sydney as the weather warms up! 🦟
Deep in the estuarine wetlands along the Tweed River. Good time to be out and in the mangroves and saltmarsh but no shortage of mosquitoes in a few places! 🦟
April 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Deep in the estuarine wetlands along the Tweed River. Good time to be out and in the mangroves and saltmarsh but no shortage of mosquitoes in a few places! 🦟
Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mosquito activity has dropped over the past week but don’t be complacent as Barmah Forest virus has been detected in mosquitoes around Sydney in recent weeks https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/media-releases/residents-warned-barmah-forest-virus-risk-0
Why is the discovery of Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes collected from suburban Brisbane such a concern? It really upends our understanding of a group of mosquito-borne pathogens with life threatening consequences and how authorities around Australia should respond...
March 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Why is the discovery of Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes collected from suburban Brisbane such a concern? It really upends our understanding of a group of mosquito-borne pathogens with life threatening consequences and how authorities around Australia should respond...
An alert from NSW Health after the second death from Japanese encephalitis this season in NSW. Avoid mosquito bites and check eligibility for access to vaccination https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250314_01.aspx
March 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
An alert from NSW Health after the second death from Japanese encephalitis this season in NSW. Avoid mosquito bites and check eligibility for access to vaccination https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250314_01.aspx
First death of a person with Japanese encephalitis in NSW since 2022. If you live, work or holiday in regions west of Great Dividing Range, prevent mosquito bites. Check NSW Health website https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
First death of a person with Japanese encephalitis in NSW since 2022. If you live, work or holiday in regions west of Great Dividing Range, prevent mosquito bites. Check NSW Health website https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250225_01.aspx
A day in a different kind of wetland…
February 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A day in a different kind of wetland…
It’s ’Mosquito Monday’ so meet Aedes alternans (aka Hexham Grey), one of the largest (and prettiest?) of Australia’s mosquitoes. Learn more in our @csiropublishing.bsky.social guide https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6391/
February 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It’s ’Mosquito Monday’ so meet Aedes alternans (aka Hexham Grey), one of the largest (and prettiest?) of Australia’s mosquitoes. Learn more in our @csiropublishing.bsky.social guide https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6391/
First case of Japanese encephalitis reported in NSW for this season; take steps to avoid mosquito bites if you live in or are visiting western NSW https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250215_00.aspx
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
First case of Japanese encephalitis reported in NSW for this season; take steps to avoid mosquito bites if you live in or are visiting western NSW https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250215_00.aspx
There’s a feeling in the air this week that hints at a change in season, hard to put my finger on what exactly it is…but I like it. Fingers crossed the cooler weather makes an early return!
February 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There’s a feeling in the air this week that hints at a change in season, hard to put my finger on what exactly it is…but I like it. Fingers crossed the cooler weather makes an early return!
Good morning. Despite the forecast for a miserable week ahead weather wise, I managed to enjoy a few moments of calm this morning along the Georges River 🦟
February 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Good morning. Despite the forecast for a miserable week ahead weather wise, I managed to enjoy a few moments of calm this morning along the Georges River 🦟
“Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science” https://theconversation.com/mosquito-borne-diseases-are-on-the-rise-heres-how-collecting-mozzies-in-your-backyard-can-help-science-244511 @aunz.theconversation.com 🦟
February 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science” https://theconversation.com/mosquito-borne-diseases-are-on-the-rise-heres-how-collecting-mozzies-in-your-backyard-can-help-science-244511 @aunz.theconversation.com 🦟
Is a rock pool a wetland? This small habitat contained the larvae of three different mosquito species, Aedes notoscriptus, Anopheles annulipes, and Culex quinquefasciatus! 🦟
February 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Is a rock pool a wetland? This small habitat contained the larvae of three different mosquito species, Aedes notoscriptus, Anopheles annulipes, and Culex quinquefasciatus! 🦟
Join me for this ‘One Health Wonders’ webinar (with a focus on climate change and mosquito-borne disease) on Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 2pm AEDT. This series is brought to you by the interim CDC and the @csiro.bsky.social 🦟
February 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Join me for this ‘One Health Wonders’ webinar (with a focus on climate change and mosquito-borne disease) on Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 2pm AEDT. This series is brought to you by the interim CDC and the @csiro.bsky.social 🦟
It’s ‘Mosquito Monday’ and here is Aedes aculeatus. A beautiful mozzie but has also been described as “…large and rather clumsy and seem fearless but stupid…” (E.N. Marks 1949) 🦟
February 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It’s ‘Mosquito Monday’ and here is Aedes aculeatus. A beautiful mozzie but has also been described as “…large and rather clumsy and seem fearless but stupid…” (E.N. Marks 1949) 🦟
Flaming Lips. Wow!
February 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Flaming Lips. Wow!
I’m glad my hard work and dedication has enabled me to spend my working days searching for mosquitoes in the beautiful wetlands and woodlands of Australia… 🦟
January 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I’m glad my hard work and dedication has enabled me to spend my working days searching for mosquitoes in the beautiful wetlands and woodlands of Australia… 🦟
It’s ’Mosquito Monday’ so check out Coquillettidia xanthogaster - one of Australia’s most unique mosquitoes!
January 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It’s ’Mosquito Monday’ so check out Coquillettidia xanthogaster - one of Australia’s most unique mosquitoes!
While the discussions of the emergence of COVID and everything that came with it five years ago, here in Sydney we were also dealing with bushfires and an outbreak of mosquito-borne disease https://www.phrp.com.au/issues/december-2020-volume-30-issue-4/bushfires-covid-19-and-mosquito-borne-disease/
January 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
While the discussions of the emergence of COVID and everything that came with it five years ago, here in Sydney we were also dealing with bushfires and an outbreak of mosquito-borne disease https://www.phrp.com.au/issues/december-2020-volume-30-issue-4/bushfires-covid-19-and-mosquito-borne-disease/
Thanks for the support!
January 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thanks for the support!
Live-streaming a plant is not something I had on my 2025 bingo card…but I’m now hooked on the behaviour of all those visitors you’ve waited 3h for a selfie with a plant that smells like a dead rat…
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Live-streaming a plant is not something I had on my 2025 bingo card…but I’m now hooked on the behaviour of all those visitors you’ve waited 3h for a selfie with a plant that smells like a dead rat…
Wonderful performance by William Basinski at Art Gallery of NSW last night. Part of the Cloud Music program (Sydney Festival). https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/events/cloud-music/
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wonderful performance by William Basinski at Art Gallery of NSW last night. Part of the Cloud Music program (Sydney Festival). https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/events/cloud-music/
A neat example of constructed wetlands in the middle of metropolitan Sydney. Compartmentalised to allow maintenance and vegetation management. Lots of aquatic insects (a lot of dragonflies buzzing about) but no mosquitoes. Green Square, Sydney.
January 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A neat example of constructed wetlands in the middle of metropolitan Sydney. Compartmentalised to allow maintenance and vegetation management. Lots of aquatic insects (a lot of dragonflies buzzing about) but no mosquitoes. Green Square, Sydney.
A morning spent in a very different kind of mosquito habitat today! 🦟
January 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A morning spent in a very different kind of mosquito habitat today! 🦟
New paper! Need to collect mosquitoes but traditional sources of CO2 aren’t available? Our research offers a solution to assist mosquito-borne disease surveillance. Congratulations to Christine Hong! https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/90
January 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New paper! Need to collect mosquitoes but traditional sources of CO2 aren’t available? Our research offers a solution to assist mosquito-borne disease surveillance. Congratulations to Christine Hong! https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/90