Host feeding patterns of culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in east baton rouge Parish, Louisiana

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-248

  MacKay, Andrew J ^a,b   Kramer, Wayne L ^a   Meece, Jennifer K ^a,c   Brumfield, Robb T ^a   Foil, Lane D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodmeal identication; Culex; Cytochrome B; Louisiana; Seasonal host utilization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOUISIANA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; CULEX CORONATOR; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; MAMMALIA; MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; QUISCALUS QUISCULA; TOXOSTOMA RUFUM; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77949321634     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09168     Document Type: Article

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