TAKING THE BITE OUT OF WETLANDS:
Managing mosquitoes and the socio-ecological value of wetlands for wellbeing

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Dr Frances Hawkes

Dr Frances Hawkes

Research Fellow in Behavioural Entomology

Department of Agriculture, Health & Environment

Natural Resources Institute,, University of Greenwich

Frances is a medical entomologist studying the behaviour and ecology of mosquitoes and using this knowledge to develop new methods to monitor and control their numbers. Her research interests include the habitat and distribution of UK mosquito species and the behaviour of malaria mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.