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Vector-host interactions of Culex pipiens complex in northeastern and southwestern USA.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association - 1 Dec 2012
Molaei Goudarz, Huang Shaoming, Andreadis Theodore G
Abstract excerpt
Studies on the vector-host interactions of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes by sequencing portions of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene indicate that Cx. p. pipiens f. pipiens predominantly feed on avian hosts (93.1%), and focus feeding activity on several key bird species, in particular the American robin, the gray catbird, and the house sparrow in Connecticut. However, Cx. p. quinquefasciatus indiscriminately...
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