Decreased flight activity in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) naturally infected with Culex flavivirus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 233-236

  Newman, Christina M ^a   Anderson, Tavis K ^b   Goldberg, Tony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex flavivirus; Culex pipiens; Flight activity; Insect specific flavivirus; Mosquito behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CULEX; FLAVIVIRUS; FLYING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; CULEX; FLAVIVIRUS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT VIRUSES;

EID: 84959860155     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv161     Document Type: Article

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