Host-feeding patterns of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to availability of human and domestic animals in suburban landscapes of central North Carolina

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 543-551

  Richards, Stephanie L ^a   Ponnusamy, Loganathan ^a   Unnasch, Thomas R ^b   Hassan, Hassan K ^b   Apperson, Charles S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Blood feeding; Feeding indices; Host availability; Microsatellite analyses

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; ARBOVIRUS; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CATS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORTH CAROLINA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745242533     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[543:HPOAAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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