title: Are mosquitoes gourmet or gourmand?
abstract: The scientific contributions of Professor Brian Hocking are summarized, especially his writings on the specificity of blood feeding. Mosquito host-seeking behavior and feeding success are discussed within the context of human pest and vector species and in light of anticipated social and environmental changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Edman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D004772:Entomology / Q000266:history*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D049673:History, 20th Century