title: Summary of the symposium Global Perspective on the Culex pipiens Complex in the 21st Century: The Interrelationship of Culex pipiens, quinquefasciatus, molestus and others.
abstract: A symposium on the mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens Complex (Pipiens Complex), including Cx. pipiens, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Cx. molestus, invited 17 of the world's experts on this species Complex to explore the current state of knowledge on the systematic status, speciation, ecology, biology, vector competence, population genetics, endosymbionts, and role in disease transmission of these species in various parts of the world. A Foreword, Introduction, 14 full papers, 3 abstracts and this Summary are published in this special issue of the Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. A summary of findings, overall conclusions, and research needs will be discussed in relation to mosquito control and interrupting disease transmission caused by these species.
authors: USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 160011700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA.
authors: Kenneth J
authors: KJ
authors: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000502:physiology; D003465:Culex / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology