Abstract
Factors altering the pattern of Culex tarsalis Coquillett host-seeking activity were studied in Kern and Riverside counties of California using an automatic time-segregated sampler baited with bottled CO2 gas released at 0.5 or 1.0 liters/min. Host-seeking always commenced shortly after sunset and usually peaked during the succeeding 1-3 h, the hottest and driest time of the night. The time of maximal activity varied over time and space, because of increased mosquito abundance (presumably reduced blood feeding success), distance of the sampler from resting sites, adulticide applications, and perhaps weather.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 430-437 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Entomology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
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Keywords
- California
- Culex tarsalis
- Host-seeking activity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- veterinary(all)
- Insect Science
- Infectious Diseases
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Time of Host-Seeking by Culex tarsalis (Diptera : Culicidae) in California. / Reisen, William; Lothrop, H. D.; Meyer, R. P.
In: Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 34, No. 4, 01.01.1997, p. 430-437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Reisen, William
AU - Lothrop, H. D.
AU - Meyer, R. P.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
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AB - Factors altering the pattern of Culex tarsalis Coquillett host-seeking activity were studied in Kern and Riverside counties of California using an automatic time-segregated sampler baited with bottled CO2 gas released at 0.5 or 1.0 liters/min. Host-seeking always commenced shortly after sunset and usually peaked during the succeeding 1-3 h, the hottest and driest time of the night. The time of maximal activity varied over time and space, because of increased mosquito abundance (presumably reduced blood feeding success), distance of the sampler from resting sites, adulticide applications, and perhaps weather.
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