| parathelohania legeri infecting psorophora ciliata. | | 1974 | 4151374 |
| new collection records of psorophora ciliata (fabricius), psorophora ferox (humboldt) and anopheles earlei vargas in connecticut (diptera: culicidae). | | 1971 | 4399113 |
| [host preference of culicidae (diptera) collected in central argentina]. | in order to study the host preference of female mosquitoes, samples were taken fortnightly in cordoba and cosquin (argentina), during october-april of two consecutive years. four different vertebrates were used in baited-can traps: frogs, chickens, rabbits and turtles. the genus culex accounted for 92.9% of the specimens collected. aedes for 7.0% and psorophora ciliata 0.02%. the highest proportion of females were collected in chicken traps (68.7%), followed by rabbit traps (29.9%), turtles (0.8 ... | 1995 | 8525319 |
| classification of immature stage habitats of culicidae (diptera) collected in córdoba, argentina. | in order to classify mosquito immature stage habitats, samples were taken in 42 localities of córdoba province, argentina, representing the phytogeographic regions of chaco, espinal and pampa. immature stage habitats were described and classified according to the following criteria: natural or artificial; size; location related to light and neighboring houses; vegetation; water; permanence, movement, turbidity and ph. four groups of species were associated based on the habitat similarity by mean ... | 1996 | 8734943 |
| arbovirus surveillance in south carolina, 1996-98. | arboviruses isolated and identified from mosquitoes in south carolina (usa) are described, including new state records for eastern equine encephalitis virus (eee), st. louis encephalitis virus (sle), flanders virus, tensaw virus (ten), and a variant of jamestown canyon virus (jc). mosquitoes were collected at 52 locations in 30 of 46 south carolina counties beginning in june 1996, and ending in october 1998, and tested for arboviruses. of 1,329 mosquito pools tested by virus isolation (85,806 mo ... | 2001 | 11345423 |
| west nile virus isolation in human and mosquitoes, mexico. | west nile virus has been isolated for the first time in mexico, from a sick person and from mosquitoes (culex quinquefasciatus). partial sequencing and analysis of the 2 isolates indicate that they are genetically similar to other recent isolates from northern mexico and the western united states. | 2005 | 16229779 |
| new record of psorophora ciliata in maine, united states. | the first confirmed record of psorophora ciliata from maine was made at south berwick, me, from a carbon dioxide-baited light trap collection on july 25, 2006. included are collection site data and species bionomics. | 2007 | 18240523 |
| 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 |
| laboratory transmission of st. louis encephalitis virus by three genera of mosquitoes. | 1. st. louis virus has been successfully transmitted in the laboratory by the following 9 species of mosquitoes from 3 genera: culex tarsalis, culex pipiens, culex coronator, aedes lateralis, aedes taeniorhynchus, aedes vexans, aedes nigromaculis, theobaldia incidens, and theobaldia inornata. 2. though transmission has not been demonstrated, survival of the virus for more than a few days was shown to occur in culex quinquefasciatus, culex stigmatosoma, psorophora ciliata, and anopheles maculipen ... | 1943 | 19871325 |
| blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured? | abstract: | 2010 | 20205866 |
| 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 |
| urban mosquito fauna in mérida city, méxico: immatures collected from containers and storm-water drains/catch basins. | we examined the species composition and temporal occurrence of immature mosquitoes in containers and storm-water drains/catch basins from november 2011 to june 2013 in mérida city, méxico. a wide range of urban settings were examined, including residential premises, vacant lots, parking lots, and streets or sidewalks with storm-water drains/catch basins. in total, 111,776 specimens of 15 species were recorded. the most commonly collected species were aedes (stegomyia) aegypti (l.) (n = 60,961) a ... | 0 | 25429168 |
| culicidae (diptera) selection of humans, chickens and rabbits in three different environments in the province of chaco, argentina. | studies were conducted to determine the selection of humans, chickens and rabbits by culicidae in three different environments in the province of chaco, argentina. mosquitoes were collected fortnightly using cylindrical metal traps containing animal bait (chickens and rabbits). the mosquitoes were collected between june 2001-may 2002. during the same period and with the same frequency, mosquitoes biting the human operators of the traps were collected during the first 15 min of exposure within di ... | 0 | 23903970 |
| ilheus virus isolation in the pantanal, west-central brazil. | the wetlands of the brazilian pantanal host large concentrations of diverse wildlife species and hematophagous arthropods, conditions that favor the circulation of zoonotic arboviruses. a recent study from the nhecolândia sub-region of pantanal reported serological evidence of various flaviviruses, including west nile virus and ilheus virus (ilhv). according to the age of seropositive horses, at least three flaviviruses, including ilhv, circulated in the brazilian pantanal between 2005 and 2009. ... | 2013 | 23875051 |
| mayaro virus and dengue virus 1 and 4 natural infection in culicids from cuiabá, state of mato grosso, brazil. | this study aimed to verify the diversity of culicidae species and their frequency of infection with flaviviruses and alphaviruses in cuiabá, state of mato grosso, brazil. mosquitoes were captured with nasci aspirators and hand net in 200 census tracts, identified alive at species level and pooled in one-20 (11,090 mosquitoes, 14 species). female pools (n = 610) were subjected to multiplex seminested-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) for 11 flavivirus and five alphavirus. p ... | 0 | 26784852 |
| new records of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) from bolívar state in south eastern venezuela, with 27 new species for the state and 5 of them new in the country. | this is the first part of a series of studies related to mosquito ecological and biogeographic aspects. a total of 69 mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) was collected in 16 localities sampled in the gran sabana municipality, canaima national park, and venezuela. twenty-seven mosquito species are recorded for the first time from bolívar state, venezuela. five of them species are reported for the first time in venezuela: anopheles malefactor dyar and knab (1907); chagasia bonneae root (1927); c ... | 2015 | 25853113 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| mosquito-host interactions during and after an outbreak of equine viral encephalitis in eastern panama. | mosquito blood meals provide information about the feeding habits and host preference of potential arthropod-borne disease vectors. although mosquito-borne diseases are ubiquitous in the neotropics, few studies in this region have assessed patterns of mosquito-host interactions, especially during actual disease outbreaks. based on collections made during and after an outbreak of equine viral encephalitis, we identified the source of 338 blood meals from 10 species of mosquitoes from aruza abajo, ... | 2013 | 24339965 |
| new records of mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) from neuquén and la rioja provinces, argentina. | the presence of aedes aegypti is reported beyond its current limit of distribution in argentina, in the city of neuquén, neuquén province. ovitraps were placed to collect ae. aegypti eggs between december 2009 and april 2010. the geographical distribution of culex eduardoi, psorophora ciliata and ps. cingulata is extended with new records from two provinces. | 2012 | 22310652 |
| description of the eggs of psorophora ciliata and psorophora ferox (diptera: culicidae, aedini) from the east of the brazilian state of santa catarina using scanning electron microscopy. | scanning electron microscopy was used to examine and describe the egg of psorophora ciliata, which was not previous adequately described, and the egg of ps. ferox, which exhibited regional variation. eggs of ps. ciliata have long tubercles (length 26.7±1.72 µm) in the outer chorion, surrounded by a hexagonal reticulation. the micropyle (external diameter, to the outer edge of the collar, 26.59 µm; internal diameter 20.8 µm) is surrounded by an irregular collar with a thickness of 14.97 ±0.63 µm. ... | 2018 | 30313978 |
| body size, blood feeding activity, and fecundity of psorophora howardii, psorophora ciliata, and psorophora ferox (diptera: culicidae). | field-collected female psorophora howardii (coquillett), psorophora ciliate (f.), and psorophora ferox (humboltd) mosquitoes were tested in laboratory conditions to measure body size, blood engorgement duration, bloodmeal size, fecundity, and egg morphology. mean bloodmeal size was significantly different among the three species of mosquitoes, whereas there was no difference in blood engorgement duration. mean body weights and wing lengths of ps. howardii and ps. ciliata were significantly great ... | 2014 | 24724287 |
| laboratory evaluation of citronella, picaridin, and deet repellents against psorophora ciliata and psorophora howardii. | commercial formulations of 3 repellents: off active (active ingredient [ai] 15% n,n-diethyl-meta-toluamide [deet]), off family care (ai 5% picaridin), and cvs pharmacy fresh insect repellent (ai 10% citronella, 2% lauryl sulfate, and 0.2% potassium sorbate) were evaluated to determine the mean protection time provided against the large floodwater mosquitoes, psorophora ciliata and ps. howardii. each of these products contained different active ingredients and displayed different protection times ... | 2014 | 25102599 |
| host range of the parasite strelkovimermis spiculatus (nematoda: mermithidae) in argentina mosquitoes. | strelkovimermis spiculatus (poinar and camino 1986) is a nematode parasite of mosquitoes isolated from the neotropical region. we investigated the host range of this parasite in mosquito populations for a better understanding of the dynamics of temporary breeding sites. five grassy-pool habitats filled by rainwater were sampled from the summer 2007 through the fall 2008. eight mosquito species were collected: anopheles albitarsis, culex chidesteri, culex dolosus, culex maxi, aedes albifasciatus, ... | 2013 | 23701609 |
| potential for psorophora columbiae and psorophora ciliata mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) to transmit rift valley fever virus. | rift valley fever virus (rvfv) continues to pose a threat to much of the world. unlike many arboviruses, numerous mosquito species have been associated with rvfv in nature, and many species have been demonstrated as competent vectors in the laboratory. in this study, we evaluated two field-collected psorophora species, psorophora columbiae (dyar and knab) and psorophora ciliata (f.) for their potential to transmit rvfv in north america. both species were susceptible to infection after feeding on ... | 2015 | 26336233 |