All instars of larval Coquillettidia perturbans were found in the same habitats, but early instar larvae were more aggregated than later instars. Larvae were most numerous in areas dominated by arrow-arum (Peltandra virginica) and maidencane (Panicum hemitomon), less so in areas dominated by sedges (Carex spp.) and miscellaneous mixed vegetation, and least abundant in pickerelweed (Pontederia c...

Habitat characteristics were examined in two marshes and the littoral zones of two lakes in central Florida to determine their effect on the density and distribution of Coquillettidia perturbans. Larval and water samples were collected and habitat characteristics were recorded at monthly intervals for one year. Several significantly different physicochemical parameters were found between the ma...

1Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Diptera, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP: 21045-900 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, [email protected] 2 Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP: 21045-900 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 3 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departmento de Microbiologia, Immunologia e Parasitolo...

The response of adult mosquitoes to 4 light-emitting diode (LED) wavelengths was evaluated using diode-equipped sticky cards (DESCs) and diode-equipped resting boxes at 2 sites in north central Florida. Wavelengths evaluated were blue (470 nm), green (502 nm), red (660 nm), and infrared (IR) (860 nm). When trapping with DESCs, 15 mosquito species from 7 genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Coquillettidia,...

Abstract Records of 16 species the mosquito genera Anopheles , Coquillettidia Culex and Culiseta (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northwestern Russia are mapped. The values sum active temperatures above 0°C were shown to correlate with position northern range boundaries species, according which included 4 distribution groups.

The role of octenol as a mosquito attractant is still under investigation. When used alone, octenol has been a good attractant for only a few species. However, there appears to be a synergistic response of species of the genera Aedes, Anopheles, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Mansonia to the combination of octenol and CO2. Further research is required to determine the potential role of this co...

The 1st confirmed record of Culex coronator for Louisiana was made at Fort Polk, LA, from carbon dioxide-baited light trap and gravid trap collections performed from April to October 2004. In addition to the new record, 17 mosquito species in 5 genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Coquillettidia, Culex, and Psorophora) were collected. Collection-site and species distribution data are included.