A l'UM la science [S03-ep31] : Dear mosquitoes
This week, in the last A l'UM la science program of the season, Frédéric Simard of the Mivegec laboratory laboratory and Jean-Michel Salles of CEEM talk to us about the cost of mosquitoes, a topic that's creating quite a buzz. In the second half of the show, we go to Mivegec where Philippe Boussès opens the doors to a very special collection of arthropods... A program co-produced with Divergence FM and broadcast every Wednesday at 6pm on 93.9.
And here we go again! The last show of the season, after which all that's left is the promise of the vacations to come, the blue of the sky and the sea as our only horizons, the weight of files, orders, building sites or students exchanged for a few weeks for that of suitcases!
Maybe you've even started making your own little list. But have you thought about the mosquito repellent?
An international study coordinated by scientists from IRD, CNRS and MNHN and published on May 17, 2024 in the journal Science of The Total Environment reveals the massive increase in the global economic cost of the invasive mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the latter better known by the gentle name of tiger mosquito, vectors of dengue fever, chikugunya and the Zika virus over recent decades.
Between 1975 and 2020, the total costs identified amount to 94.7 billion dollars, a figure that would be greatly underestimated according to our two guests who took part in this study: Frédéric Simard, biologist at the Mivegec laboratory (infectious diseases and vectors: ecology, genetics, evolution and control) and Jean-Michel Salles economist at CEEM, the environmental economics center in Montpellier.
To find out more :
- Read the press release Massive increase in the global economic cost of invasive mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit.
- Also listen to the episode of A l'UM la science From the cost of invasive species to CIRAD's xylotheque with Jean-Michel Salles.
In the second half of the program, we take you to the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), and more specifically to the Mivegec laboratory (Infectious Diseases and Vectors: Ecology, Genetics, Evolution and Control), to discover Europe's largest collection of arthropods of medical interest, with specimens from 97 countries. Welcome to the Arim collection, as Philippe Boussès introduces you to these little critters.
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Coproduction : Divergence FM / Université de Montpellier
Animation : Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview : Aline Périault / Lucie Lecherbonnier
Reporting and editing: Lucie Lecherbonnier / Aline Périault
Production : Tom Chevalier / Alice Rollet
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