I gained my first degree and doctorate at King's College London, specialising in medical parasitology. My first appointment at the University was as a lecturer in zoology and I ended my long career as Head of Department and Professor of Environmental Science. I am now an Emeritus Professor engaged in research into mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease and other aspects of parasitology.

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• Medical Entomology and Parasitology

• None now, previously general zoology, environmental science, parasitology and entomology.

• The potential impact of climate change on the distribution and prevalence of mosquitoes in Britain. With J.M. Medlock. European Mosquito Bulletin 21, 1-10 (2006).
• A preliminary note on the evaluation of garlic as a mosquito repellent. With R. Cutler. European Mosquito Bulletin 21, 23 (2006).
• Ecology and epidemiology of medically important mosquito-borne arboviruses in Great Britain. With J.M. Medlock and S.Leach. Epidemiology and Infection 135, 1-17 (2007).
• Predators of mosquitoes in UK and their impact on mosquito populations. With J.M. Medlock. European Mosquito Bulletin (2008).
• Mosquitoes in Britain. With  J. Medlock.  British Wildlife 19, 338-346 (2008).
• Coccidial parasites of British wild birds (in preparation with S J Ball) plus five other papers on coccidial parasites of exotic endangered species either in preparation or submitted for publication (with S J Ball, P Daszek).

Over One Hundred Papers In Refereed Scientific Journal and Fourteen Books Including:-

• The Arachnids: an introduction Routledge and Kegan Paul London;
• Insects and Disease John Wiley & Sons New York;
• Mosquitoes Naturalist's Handbooks Series, Richmond Publishers and
• Mosquito Control in Britain University of East London Press.

• Chair of the UK Mosquito Association
• Conference chair at recent (March 2008)  Society for Vector Ecology International Meeting in Cambridge, UK
• Editor of the European Mosquito Bulletin / Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association
• Fellow of the Institute of Biology (FIBiol), Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES), Member of America Mosquito Control Association, Member of European Mosquito Association

Many may be viewed at http://e-m-b.org

The summary of an article just accepted for publication is shown below:

The Mosquitoes of Epping Forest, Essex, UK
Keith Snow(1) and Jolyon M. Medlock(2)

(1)School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, Romford Road, London E15 4LZ, UK, and
(2)Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology Group, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Summary:

In a survey of mosquitoes conducted in Epping Forest, Essex and the adjoining urban area of Stratford, East London between March 2007 and April 2008, seventeen species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) were recorded. These included typical woodland species such as Ochlerotatus cantans and Ochlerotatus punctor, which were widely distributed and present in the greatest numbers, as well as more domestic species like Culex pipiens and Culiseta annulata. All three species of tree-hole-breeding mosquitoes were recorded, including the rare Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis. These findings are discussed from an ecological perspective, and mention is made of how habitat management within an ancient forest landscape, such as occurs in Epping Forest, impact on the survival and diversity of British mosquitoes.