Identification of Blood Meal Sources inAedes vexansandCulex quinquefasciatusin Bernalillo County, New Mexico | Zendy

Jacob A. Greenberg | Zendy; Daniel A. Lujan | Zendy; Mark A. DiMenna | Zendy; Helen J. Wearing | Zendy; Bruce V. Hofkin | Zendy

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Identification of Blood Meal Sources inAedes vexansandCulex quinquefasciatusin Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Author(s) -

Jacob A. Greenberg,

Daniel A. Lujan,

Mark A. DiMenna,

Helen J. Wearing,

Bruce V. Hofkin

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of insect science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551

H-Index - 49

ISSN - 1536-2442

DOI - 10.1673/031.013.7501

Subject(s) - aedes vexans , biology , culex quinquefasciatus , blood meal , aedes , arbovirus , veterinary medicine , zoology , culex , ecology , larva , aedes aegypti , virology , medicine , virus

Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes vexans Meigen are two of the most abundant mosquitoes in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA. In this study, a polymerase chain reaction based methodology was used to identify the sources of blood meals taken by these two species. Ae. vexans was found to take a large proportion of its meals from mammals. Although less specific in terms of its blood meal preferences, Cx. quinquefasciatus was found to feed more commonly on birds. The results for Ae. vexans are similar to those reported for this species in other parts of their geographic range. Cx. quinquefasciatus appears to be more variable in terms of its host feeding under different environmental or seasonal circumstances. The implications of these results for arbovirus transmission are discussed.

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