| arboviruses associated with mosquitoes from nine florida counties during 1993. | mosquitoes were collected for virus isolation tests from 36 sites in bradford, lake, leon, manatee, orange, osceola, pasco, putnam, and sarasota counties, fl, from april 6 through october 11, 1993. a total of 158,129 adult specimens were collected in 726 trap nights using cdc light traps, usually baited with dry ice. at least 35 species were represented, although 60% of the collections was made up of 3 species (aedes infirmatus, 6.5%; anopheles crucians, 14.4%; and culex nigripalpus, 39.4%). fou ... | 1996 | 8827602 |
| evaluation of butanone, carbon dioxide, and 1-octen-3-ol as attractants for mosquitoes associated with north central florida bay and cypress swamps. | field studies were conducted to determine the responses of mosquitoes found in north central florida bay and cypress swamps to carbon dioxide (co2), light, butanone, and 1-octen-3-ol (octenol), alone and co2 in combination with each of the others. the response of these mosquito species to 5 co2 release rates (2, 20, 100, 200, and 2,000 ml/min) of co2 was also determined. the use of co2 resulted in a response in all the species studied; the pattern of response to increasing co2 levels varied from ... | 1998 | 9813827 |
| operational studies with valent vectolex wdg, bacillus sphaericus, in three florida mosquito control districts. | vectolex wdg, bacillus sphaericus (valent biosciences corporation), was evaluated in 3 florida mosquito control districts under operational conditions. application rates were 0.5 and 1.0 lb/acre and an untreated control in each district. study sites included woodland ponds, residential areas such as catch basins, and commercial business retention ponds. pretreatment and posttreatment assessments were made with a standard dipper at designated dipping stations. the most prevalent mosquitoes includ ... | 2002 | 12542192 |
| arbovirus transmission by culex nigripalpus in florida, 2005. | understanding the transmission patterns of west nile and st. louis encephalitis viruses (family flaviviridae, genus flavivirus, wnv and slev) could result in an increased ability to predict transmission risk to humans. to examine transmission patterns between vector and host, we trapped mosquitoes in three florida counties from june to november 2005 by using chicken-baited lard can mosquito traps. these traps were used to monitor for presence of wnv and slev in mosquitoes and subsequent transmis ... | 2008 | 18533444 |
| detection of rna from a novel west nile-like virus and high prevalence of an insect-specific flavivirus in mosquitoes in the yucatan peninsula of mexico. | as part of our ongoing surveillance efforts for west nile virus (wnv) in the yucatan peninsula of mexico, 96,687 mosquitoes collected from january through december 2007 were assayed by virus isolation in mammalian cells. three mosquito pools caused cytopathic effect. two isolates were orthobunyaviruses (cache valley virus and kairi virus) and the identity of the third infectious agent was not determined. a subset of mosquitoes was also tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (r ... | 2009 | 19141845 |
| host-seeking height preferences of aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in north central florida suburban and sylvatic locales. | the response of aedes albopictus to the bg-sentinel, omni-directional-fay-prince, and mosquito magnetx traps was evaluated in four suburban and four sylvatic habitats in north-central florida to ascertain potential height preference of this species. these traps, which are primarily designed to attract diurnal mosquitoes, were set at 1 and 6 m and were evaluated during 40 trapping periods over 4 mo. we collected 45,640 mosquitoes, representing 26 species from 10 genera, the most common being aede ... | 2009 | 19645296 |
| response of adult mosquitoes to light-emitting diodes placed in resting boxes and in the field. | the response of adult mosquitoes to 4 light-emitting diode (led) wavelengths was evaluated using diode-equipped sticky cards (descs) and diode-equipped resting boxes at 2 sites in north central florida. wavelengths evaluated were blue (470 nm), green (502 nm), red (660 nm), and infrared (ir) (860 nm). when trapping with descs, 15 mosquito species from 7 genera (aedes, anopheles, coquillettidia, culex, mansonia, psorophora, and uranotaenia) were captured. overall, approximately 43.8% of all mosqu ... | 2009 | 19852218 |
| blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured? | abstract: | 2010 | 20205866 |
| phylogenetic analysis of eastern equine encephalitis virus isolates from florida. | abstract. florida has the highest degree of endemicity for eastern equine encephalitis virus (eeev) of any state in the united states and is the only state with year-round transmission of eeev. to further understand the viral population dynamics in florida, the genome sequence of six eeev isolates from central florida were determined. these data were used to identify the most polymorphic regions of the eeev genome from viruses isolated in florida. the sequence of these polymorphic regions was th ... | 2011 | 21540379 |
| vector-host interactions of culiseta melanura in a focus of eastern equine encephalitis virus activity in southeastern virginia. | eastern equine encephalitis virus (eeev) causes a highly pathogenic mosquito-borne zoonosis that is responsible for sporadic outbreaks of severe illness in humans and equines in the eastern usa. culiseta (cs.) melanura is the primary vector of eeev in most geographic regions but its feeding patterns on specific avian and mammalian hosts are largely unknown in the mid-atlantic region. the objectives of our study were to: 1) identify avian hosts of cs. melanura and evaluate their potential role in ... | 2015 | 26327226 |
| ecology of culiseta melanura and other mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) from walton county, fl, during winter period 2013-2014. | winter ecology of putative vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (eeev) in northern florida was investigated at field locations with evidence of historic eeev winter transmission. light traps and resting shelters were used to sample the mosquito community in the vicinity of eight sentinel flocks throughout the winter period (november-april) of 2013 and 2014 in walton county, fl. overall mosquito activity was relatively low, although mosquitoes were captured during each week of the st ... | 2015 | 26336227 |
| habitat associations of eastern equine encephalitis transmission in walton county florida. | eastern equine encephalitis virus (eeev; family togaviridae, genus alphavirus) a highly pathogenic mosquito-borne virus is endemic to eastern north america. the ecology of eeev in florida differs from that in other parts of the united states; eeev in the northeastern united states is historically associated with freshwater wetlands. no formal test of habitat associations of eeev in florida has been reported. geographical information sciences (gis) was used in conjunction with sentinel chicken ee ... | 0 | 22679885 |
| predicting the mosquito species and vertebrate species involved in the theoretical transmission of rift valley fever virus in the united states. | rift valley fever virus (rvfv) is a mosquito-borne virus in the family bunyaviridiae that has spread throughout continental africa to madagascar and the arabian peninsula. the establishment of rvfv in north america would have serious consequences for human and animal health in addition to a significant economic impact on the livestock industry. published and unpublished data on rvfv vector competence, vertebrate host competence, and mosquito feeding patterns from the united states were combined ... | 2014 | 25211133 |
| north american wetlands and mosquito control. | wetlands are valuable habitats that provide important social, economic, and ecological services such as flood control, water quality improvement, carbon sequestration, pollutant removal, and primary/secondary production export to terrestrial and aquatic food chains. there is disagreement about the need for mosquito control in wetlands and about the techniques utilized for mosquito abatement and their impacts upon wetlands ecosystems. mosquito control in wetlands is a complex issue influenced by ... | 2012 | 23222252 |
| evaluation of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb)-barrier for control of vector and nuisance mosquitoes and its effect on non-target organisms in sub-tropical environments in florida. | the efficacy of attractive toxic sugar baits (atsb) with the active ingredient eugenol, an environmental protection agency exempt compound, was evaluated against vector and nuisance mosquitoes in both laboratory and field studies. in the laboratory, eugenol combined in attractive sugar bait (asb) solution provided high levels of mortality for aedes aegypti, culex quinquefasciatus, and anopheles quadrimaculatus. field studies demonstrated significant control: >70% reduction for aedes atlanticus, ... | 2013 | 24361724 |
| diversity of mosquitoes and the aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites along the pacific coast of mexico. | the abundance, richness and diversity of mosquitoes and aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites were surveyed along eight states of the pacific coast of mexico. diversity was estimated using the shannon index (h'), similarity measures and cluster analysis. | 2014 | 24450800 |
| potential for mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) from florida to transmit rift valley fever virus. | we evaluated aedes atlanticus dyar and knab, aedes infirmatus dyar and knab, aedes vexans (meigen), anopheles crucians wiedemann, coquillettidia perturbans (walker), culex nigripalpus theobald, mansonia dyari belkin, heinemann, and page, and psorophora ferox (von humboldt) from florida to determine which of these species should be targeted for control should rift valley fever virus (rvfv) be detected in north america. female mosquitoes that had fed on adult hamsters inoculated with rvfv were inc ... | 2013 | 24180117 |
| an updated checklist of the mosquitoes of new jersey. | the last checklist of new jersey mosquitoes was published in 1983 and contained 59 species from 10 genera. since that time 4 additional species have been collected in new jersey: aedes thibaulti, aedes infirmatus, aedes aegypti, and aedes albopictus. aedes aegypti was not able to overwinter and is not part of new jersey's mosquito fauna. as a result, the addition of 3 species brings the updated checklist of new jersey mosquitoes to 62. | 1999 | 10412107 |
| evaluation of carbon dioxide, 1-octen-3-ol, and lactic acid as baits in mosquito magnet pro traps for aedes albopictus in north central florida. | the impact of the attractants l-octen-3-ol (octenol) and l-lactic acid (lurextm) on collection of aedes albopictus in suburban backyards was assessed in mosquito magnet pro traps. these carbon dioxide-producing traps were additionally baited with commercial formulated lures with octenol, lactic acid, octenol + lactic acid, or no attractant (control) and evaluated in 4 residential sites. three repetitions of the study resulted in the total collection of 1,321 ae. albopictus. significantly more ae ... | 2007 | 17536362 |
| efficacy of three attractant blends tested in combination with carbon dioxide against natural populations of mosquitoes and biting flies at the lower suwannee wildlife refuge. | synthetic blends of chemicals identified previously from human skin emanations were evaluated against mosquito and biting fly populations at the lower suwannee wildlife refuge near cedar key, fl. mosquito magnet-experimental traps were baited with the red (400 ml acetone: 10 ml 1-hexen-3-ol:10 ml 1-octen-3-ol), blue (400 ml acetone: 1 g/liter lactic acid:20 ml glycolic acid), or green blend (400 ml acetone:1.5 g/liter lactic acid:20 ml dimethyl disulfide) plus co2 or with co2 alone (control). a ... | 2012 | 22894125 |
| field evaluation of colored light-emitting diodes as attractants for woodland mosquitoes and other diptera in north central florida. | the attraction of mosquitoes to transmitted light from colored super-bright light-emitting diodes (leds) (100-nm bandwidth) was evaluated by comparison of capture numbers with and without carbon dioxide-baited (200 ml/min) centers for disease control (cdc) traps. traps with either colored leds or control lights were arranged in latin square designs at 2 north central florida woodland locations and checked daily during july and august 1996. when data were analyzed by species, a significant differ ... | 1998 | 9673921 |
| mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) collected from residential yards and dog kennels in florida using two aspirators, a sweep net, or a cdc trap. | mosquito surveillance typically uses centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) mosquito light traps baited with co2. from january 2013 to march 2015, we sampled seven field sites using three active mosquito-trapping techniques (two different aspirators and a sweep net) and the stationary co2-baited cdc mosquito light trap to determine mosquito capture efficacy for each technique. sampling occurred in four suburban backyards and three dog kennel facilities near gainesville, fl, usa; specie ... | 2018 | 29121250 |
| occurrence of aedes infirmatus in new jersey. | | 1989 | 2746215 |