Early evening questing and oviposition activity by the Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors of West Nile virus in northeastern North America

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-214

  Reddy, Michael R ^a   Lepore, Timothy J ^a   Pollack, Richard J ^a   Kiszewski, Anthony E ^a   Spielman, Andrew ^a   Reiter, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Culex; Diel periodicity; Host seeking; Oviposition; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AVES; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 34247542588     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.211     Document Type: Article

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