title: Blood-feeding of Culex mosquitoes in an urban environment.
abstract: The modified capillary tube precipitin test was used to identify blood meal sources of Culex quinquefasciatus emerging from sewage ditches in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Canines were the primary hosts, but Passeriformes and humans were also suitable blood meal sources. The percentage of Cx. quinquefasciatus feeding on these 3 hosts fluctuated with the habitat and the season.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge 70803.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Niebylski
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Meek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood; D001769:Blood; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D008145:Louisiana; D012722:Sewage; D014197:Trees; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage