The biology of Aedes thibaulti in northern Indiana.
The biology of Aedes thibaulti was studied in a northern Indiana woodlot. There was a single generation in 1984. Adult emergence began in late May and was complete by mid-June. Females were captured into early August. Female daily survivorship was estimated at 0.954, while female population density peaked at over 2100/ha. Precipitin tests on blood-fed females indicated that Ae. thibaulti fed on vertebrates found in the same woodlot, with deer providing 70% of the meals. Adults were also collected in southwestern Michigan, a new state record for this species.
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