title: Discovery of Culex pipiens pipiens form molestus in Chicago.
abstract: A population of Culex pipiens pipiens form molestus was detected in a drainage sump in Calumet Water Reclamation Plant on the South Side of Chicago, IL. This is the first documented collection of a molestus population within the city of Chicago and the second collection of a molestus population in the Chicago metropolitan area in >60 years. Field-collected specimens were used to initiate a colony without bloodfeeding, and the colony is autogenous and stenogamous.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
authors.forename: John-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mutebi
authors.forename: Harry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Savage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002641:Chicago; D003465:Culex; D005260:Female; D008297:Male