Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in relation to trap habitat.
Mosquito feeding patterns identify vertebrate species potentially involved in the amplification of West Nile virus. In New York, northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) were the predominant hosts in most habitats. Crow (Corvus sp.) blood meals were most frequently identified from sewage treatment plant and storm water catch basin habitats.
Patrican
Lisa A
LA
State of New York Department of Health, Ithaca, New York, USA. lap2@cornell.edu
Hackett
Laura E
LE
Briggs
James E
JE
McGowan
Jay W
JW
Unnasch
Thomas R
TR
Lee
Joon-Hak
JH
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States