Seminole County Mosquito Control adds AI (IDEX) to speed mosquito identification

Aug 17, 2026

Seminole County Mosquito Control said it has begun using an IDEX machine that applies artificial intelligence to identify mosquito specimens, cutting identification time from about an hour to roughly 20 minutes and enabling faster larvicide and adulticide decisions.

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Seminole County Mosquito Control said it has started using an IDEX machine that applies artificial intelligence to identify trapped mosquitoes, a change staff say is dramatically reducing lab time. "So, the IDEX machine uses AI to identify our mosquitoes," the presenter said.

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