Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Anderson, John F, Armstrong, Philip M, Misencik, Michael J, Bransfield, Angela B, Andreadis, Theodore G, Molaei, Goudarz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Mosquito Control Association, Inc 01.03.2018; American Mosquito Control Association
• Subjects: Aedes canadensis; Aedes cantator; Aedes cinereus; Aedes trivittatus; Aedes vexans; Anopheles punctipennis; Anopheles quadrimaculatus; Aquatic insects; arboviruses; Birds; Blood; Blood meal identification; Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus; Cache Valley virus; California encephalitis orthobunyavirus; Canis latrans; Canyons; Carbon dioxide; Collections; Connecticut; Coquillettidia perturbans; Culex pipiens; Culicidae; Culiseta melanura; Dominant species; Feeding; habitats; hematophagy; Homo sapiens; Hosts; humans; Identification; Jamestown Valley virus; Laboratories; Mammals; mosquito distribution; Mosquitoes; Ochlerotatus japonicus; Odocoileus virginianus; Passeriformes; Procyon lotor; Quarries; Seasonal distribution; Species; Vector-borne diseases; Viruses; West Nile virus; United States > US; Connecticut; Blood meal identification; Jamestown Valley virus; mosquito distribution; Cache Valley virus; West Nile virus; Connecticut

Seasonal abundance of mosquitoes, their viruses, and blood–feeding habits were determined at an open-faced quarry in North Branford, CT, in 2010 and 2011. This unique habitat had not previously been sampled for mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses. Thirty species of mosquitoes were identified from...