FMEL Fall Advanced Mosquito Identification and Certification

The FMEL Fall Advanced Mosquito Identification and Certification Course is an intensive training on the species-level identification of the mosquitoes. The course is held in fall (typically October) each year at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (UF/IFAS) in Vero Beach, FL.

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS IN FLORIDA. We offer another, similar training in spring each year, which is open to anyone interested in advanced mosquito identification.

This course is divided into two parts (one week each), taught in two consecutive years. Part I (Adult Mosquitoes) is taught in odd-numbered years (2021, 2023, 2025, e.g.). Part II (Larval Mosquitoes) is taught in even-numbered years (2020, 2022, 2024, e.g.).

Applicants must commit to 2 consecutive years of attendance in order to be accepted.

Each training week culminates in written and practical exams. Combined grades of 70% must be achieved in order to receive UF/IFAS/FMEL Certification as a Certified Mosquito Identification Specialist. Attending the course does not guarantee certification. This is not an introductory course, and students should have prior knowledge of Mosquito Morphology, be familiar with stereo and compound microscopes as well as insect identification keys.

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