Mosquitoes in Moose Country: A Mosquito Survey of Northern Minnesota.
An adult mosquito survey was conducted at 12 sites using carbon dioxide traps in northern Minnesota throughout the summer of 2012. Specimens were counted, identified to species, sorted into pools, and tested for eastern equine encephalitis (EEEV) and West Nile virus (WNV). Our findings extend the known range of Culiseta melanura, Anopheles barberi, and An. quadrimaculatus and document the presence and abundance of 27 other mosquito taxa in the region. None of the pools tested positive for EEEV or WNV.
1  Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108.
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2  Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108.
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3  Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, Saint Paul, MN 55104.
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4  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Health Program, Forest Lake, MN 55025.
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5  Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN 55164.
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1  Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108.
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D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology*; D004663:Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology*; D008910:Minnesota; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Anopheles barberi; Anopheles quadrimaculatus; Culiseta melanura; Minnesota; mosquito survey