| 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 |
| distribution of resting female aedes vexans (meigen) in wooded and nonwooded areas of metropolitan minneapolis-st. paul, minnesota. | daytime resting mosquito densities in 4 habitat types (wooded, residential yard, garden, and crop) were examined to determine if areas other than wooded ones may be serving as prime mosquito resting habitat. adult aedes vexans were collected in the minneapolis-st. paul metropolitan area with large battery-powered aspirators to determine mosquito densities at randomly chosen sites within the metropolitan area that supported all 4 habitats. measurements were taken to estimate the total area of eac ... | 1999 | 10412109 |