| habitat selection strategies of mosquitoes inhabiting citrus irrigation furrows. | the mosquitoes aedes vexans, psorophora columbiae and psorophora howardii have recently extended their habitat distribution into citrus irrigation furrows in coastal southeastern florida. oviposition site selection was examined by correlating species abundances with water depths due to rainfall or flood irrigation. psorophora columbiae and ps. howardii oviposited low in furrows, shared similar distributional relationships to water depths and were hatched by rainfall or irrigation. aedes vexans o ... | 1985 | 2906662 |
| entomopathogenic fungi for mosquito control: a review. | fungal diseases in insects are common and widespread and can decimate their populations in spectacular epizootics. virtually all insect orders are susceptible to fungal diseases, including dipterans. fungal pathogens such as lagenidium, coelomomyces and culicinomyces are known to affect mosquito populations, and have been studied extensively. there are, however, many other fungi that infect and kill mosquitoes at the larval and/or adult stage. the discovery, in 1977, of the selective mosquito-pa ... | 2004 | 15861235 |
| locating suitable habitats for west nile virus-infected mosquitoes through association of environmental characteristics with infected mosquito locations: a case study in shelby county, tennessee. | since its first detection in 2001, west nile virus (wnv) poses a significant health risk for residents of shelby county in tennessee. this situation forced public health officials to adopt efficient methods for monitoring disease spread and predicting future outbreaks. analyses that use environmental variables to find suitable habitats for wnv-infected mosquitoes have the potential to support these efforts. using the mahalanobis distance statistic, we identified areas of shelby county that are e ... | 2008 | 18373868 |
| blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured? | abstract: | 2010 | 20205866 |
| identification of super-infected aedes triseriatus mosquitoes collected as eggs from the field and partial characterization of the infecting la crosse viruses. | la crosse virus (lacv) is a pathogenic arbovirus that is transovarially transmitted by aedes triseriatus mosquitoes and overwinters in diapausing eggs. however, previous models predicted transovarial transmission (tot) to be insufficient to maintain lacv in nature. | 2010 | 20412589 |
| 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 |
| 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 oviposition behavior and vector control. | the burden of gene transfer from one mosquito generation to the next falls on the female and her eggs. the selection of an oviposition site that guarantees egg and larval survival is a critical step in the reproductive process. the dangers associated with ephemeral aquatic habitats, lengthy droughts, freezing winters, and the absence of larval nutrition makes careful oviposition site selection by a female mosquito extremely important. mosquito species exhibit a remarkable diversity of ovipositio ... | 2016 | 27869724 |
| prevalence of dirofilaria immitis (nematoda: filarioidea) in mosquitoes from northeast arkansas, the united states. | a mosquito survey was conducted to identify which species of mosquitoes carry dirofilaria immitis (leidy) (nematoda: filarioidea), dog heartworm, in northeast arkansas. using polymerase chain reaction, mosquitoes were analyzed for d. immitis, dirofilaria repens railliet & henry, and acanthocheilonema dracunculoides cobbold. mosquitoes were collected from april to october 2009 using black light ultraviolet traps baited with dry ice. sixteen mosquito species were identified. d. immitis was identif ... | 2013 | 23926787 |
| annotated checklist of the mosquitoes of pennsylvania including new state records. | a checklist of 62 species of mosquitoes found in pennsylvania is presented. in addition, new state records for 9 species are as follows: aedes aegypti, anopheles earlei, culiseta minnesotae, ochlerotatus atlanticus/oc. tormentor, oc. dupreei, oc. infirmatus, oc. thibaulti, psorophora howardii. | 2008 | 18437806 |
| [culicidae of medical-veterinary importance in natural breeding sites located in three areas of camagüey province in cuba]. | malaria is a serious public health problem at present; it affects almost half of the population from over 100 countries and poses a high risk of reintroduction in cuba. | 2013 | 23447830 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| occurrence of psorophora howardii in suffolk county, long island, new york. | psorophora howardii has been confirmed in new york state for the first time, based on larvae from a rain pool and an adult female from a cdc trap catch. both collections were reported from suffolk county, long island, ny. | 1992 | 1359009 |
| collection of psorophora howardii in scott county, iowa. | | 1986 | 2906994 |