Landscape affects the host-seeking patterns of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Coachella Valley of California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 325-332

  Lothrop, Hugh D ^a   Reisen, William K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian hosts; Bloodmeal identification; Culex tarsalis; Host seeking behavior; Virus transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; RABBITS;

EID: 0035287107     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.325     Document Type: Article

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