Hematophagous diptera collected from a horse and paired carbon dioxide-baited suction trap in southern California: Relevance to West Nile virus epizootiology

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Gerry, Alec C ^a   Nawaey, Tamim M ^a   Sanghrajka, Parag B ^a   Wisniewska, Joanna ^b   Hullinger, Pamela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Carbon dioxide; Horse; Mosquito; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; HORSE; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORSES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; WEST NILE FEVER;

ANOPHELES FRANCISCANUS; ANOPHELES HERMSI; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULEX ERYTHROTHORAX; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; CULISETA INORNATA; CULISETA PARTICEPS; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM BIVITTATUM; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 38949149673     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[115:HDCFAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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