Time of Host-Seeking by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in California
| Autor: | William K. Reisen, H. D. Lothrop, R. P. Meyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Encephalomyelitis
Equine Culex tarsalis Sunset Biology Population density California Abundance (ecology) medicine Animals Humans Weather Analysis of Variance Encephalitis St. Louis General Veterinary Ecology fungi Temperature Feeding Behavior Seasonality Blood feeding medicine.disease Circadian Rhythm Insect Vectors Culex Infectious Diseases Insect Science Vector (epidemiology) Host seeking Female Parasitology Seasons |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 34:430-437 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jmedent/34.4.430 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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