Effects of blood meal source and seasonality on reproductive traits of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Kevin Alen Rucci,
Mariana Pueta,
Adrián Díaz
Abstract:Host selection by mosquitoes is a keystone to understand viral circulation and predict future infection outbreaks. Culex mosquitoes frequently feed on birds during spring and early summer, shifting into mammals towards late summer and autumn. This host switch may be produced by changes in mosquito fitness. The aim of this study was to assess if blood meal source and seasonality may influence reproductive traits of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. For this purpose, Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes were reared … Show more
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