records of mosquito-parasitic mermithid nematodes in the northcentral united states. | mermithid parasites (nematoda: mermithidae) were observed in 11 mosquito species in 22 counties of indiana, michigan, minnesota, ohio and wisconsin. natural hosts included adult aedes vexans, ae. canadensis, ae. cinereus, ae. diantaeus, ae. punctor, anopheles punctipennis and coquillettidia perturbans and larvae of ae. abserratus, ae. canadensis, ae. cinereus, ae. communis, ae. diantaeus, ae. provocans, ae. punctor, ae. stimulans and cq. perturbans. these are the first records of such parasites ... | 1993 | 7902415 |
reassessment of the role and utility of wind in suppression of mosquito (diptera: culicidae) host finding: stimulus dilution supported over flight limitation. | in a central michigan wetland setting, with abundant aedes vexans (meigen), anopheles walkeri (theobald), and coquillettidea perturbans (walker), electric fan-generated wind strongly reduced mosquito catches in centers for disease control and prevention light traps releasing carbon dioxide at 650 or 1,950 ml/min. this relationship was negatively logarithmic over the range of velocities tested (0 m/s to 3.7 m/s; 0-8.3 mph) and closely matched the theoretical dilution function predicted to occur w ... | 2003 | 14596273 |
isolations of potosi virus from mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) collected in connecticut. | potosi virus (potv) (bunyaviridae: orthobunyavirus) was first isolated from aedes albopictus (skuse) collected in potosi, mo, in 1989, and subsequent isolations were reported from illinois, michigan, ohio, and the carolinas. to determine whether the distribution of this virus extends into the northeastern united states, we analyzed arboviruses acquired from mosquitoes collected in connecticut from 1998 to 2004. in 2001, a bunyavirus was isolated from aedes vexans (meigen) that was different from ... | 2005 | 16363172 |
temporal and spatial patterns of west nile virus transmission in saginaw county, michigan, 2003-2006. | the dynamics of west nile virus (family flaviviridae, genus flavivirus, wnv) infection in mosquitoes, sentinel pheasants, and wild dead birds were evaluated during 2003-2006 in saginaw co., mi. mosquitoes were collected by new jersey light traps at 22 sites during may-september, pooled by species and sample location, and tested for presence of wnv rna by using a real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. oral swabs from wild dead birds submitted by the public were tested by ... | 2011 | 21936324 |