Matilda Bowen- Intro & Blog Post #1
Hello everyone! My name is Matilda and I am an undergraduate from the University of New Mexico majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Biology. I am currently planning on getting my degree in entomology after I receive my bachelor's and eventually continue working with mosquitoes in vector-borne disease control in New Mexico. I'm working in New Mexico with the City of Albuquerque's Environmental Health department who is collaborating with UNM to survey mosquito populations and test for both insecticide resistance and West Nile virus. Cute photo of a mosquito larva under a microscope taken by one of my fellow interns These past few weeks have mostly been comprised of learning the protocols for trapping, collecting, identifying mosquitoes, and then vialing them to send off to UNM for disease testing. I've gotten to do so much so far that it's very difficult to pinpoint the highlights of what I've been up to, but here are a few of my favorite things I...