Host-feeding patterns of suspected West Nile virus mosquito vectors in Delaware, 2001-2002

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-200

  Gingrich, Jack B ^a   Williams, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Host feeding; Mosquito; Vector; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; COQUILLETTIDIA PERTURBANS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX SALINARIUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIRD; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORSE; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WILD ANIMAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANOPHELES; BIRDS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DELAWARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORSES; INSECT VECTORS; OCHLEROTATUS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 25144501052     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[194:HPOSWN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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