The mosquitoes of the southeastern States

King, W. V.; Bradley, G. H.; McNeel, T. E.

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“…They are characterized by larvae and pupae that attach themselves to underwater roots, stems and leaves of aquatic plants by their siphons or trumpets to obtain oxygen for respiration (Laurence, 1960;McDonald & Lu, 1973) and/or to escape predation (Van den Assem, 1958). It has long been recognized that this characteristic makes control of the immature stages extremely difficult with conventional insecticides because of their inaccessibility to the chemicals (King et al, 1942;Young, 1948;Hagmann, 1953). For this reason, we have been investigating the possibility of identifying certain predators as biological control agents against Mansonia larvae, both in the laboratory, and more importantly, in their natural habitat.…”

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A rapid radioimmunoassay for the detection of Mansonia antigen (Diptera: Culicidae): its potential use as a sensitive method for studying predator- prey relationships

Bailey

Choate

Lawman

1986

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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A rapid radioimmunoassay for the detection of Mansonia antigen (Diptera: Culicidae): its potential use as a sensitive method for studying predator- prey relationships

Bailey

Choate

Lawman

1986

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Azollavs mosquitoes: Some experiments withCulex quinquefasciatus

Amerasinghe

Kulasooriya

1985

World J Microbiol Biotechnol

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Mosquito and Arbovirus Activity During 1997-2002 in a Wetland in Northeastern Mississippi

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The species composition and population dynamics of adult mosquitoes in a wetland near Iuka, MS, were analyzed over a 6-yr period (1997-2002) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection rates of arboviruses determined during five of those years. Blood meals of three likely vector species were identified using a PCR-based method that allows identification of the host to species. Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab) composed 51.9% of the population during the 6-yr period with 295 females collected per trap night. Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) virus was detected in six genera of mosquitoes [Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker), Culex restuans Theobald, Culex salinarius Coquillett, Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab), Anopheles crucians Wiedemann, Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, Aedes vexans (Meigen), Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, and Psorophora ferox Humboldt) with positive pools occurring in 1998, 1999, and 2002. Culiseta melanura Coquillett occurred at a low level (< 1%) and was not infected. Saint Louis encephalitis virus was detected once in a single pool of Cx. erraticus in 1998. Neither West Nile virus nor LaCrosse virus was found. Minimum infection rates per 1000 females tested of competent vectors of EEE virus were variable and ranged from 0.14 for Cx. erraticus to 40.0 for Oc. triseriatus. Thirty-nine species of birds were identified in the focus with blood-engorged mosquitoes found to contain meals (n = 29) from eight avian species. The majority of meals was from the great blue heron, Ardea herodias L. (n = 55%), but when bird abundance data were adjusted for avian mass, the brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater (Boddaert); blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata (L.); and northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (L.), were overrepresented as hosts.

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The mosquitoes of the southeastern States

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

A rapid radioimmunoassay for the detection of Mansonia antigen (Diptera: Culicidae): its potential use as a sensitive method for studying predator- prey relationships

A rapid radioimmunoassay for the detection of Mansonia antigen (Diptera: Culicidae): its potential use as a sensitive method for studying predator- prey relationships

Azollavs mosquitoes: Some experiments withCulex quinquefasciatus

Mosquito and Arbovirus Activity During 1997-2002 in a Wetland in Northeastern Mississippi

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