Attractiveness of chickens and bobwhite quail for Culex nigripalpus.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2000

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

271-273

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Lord CC.Day JF.

 

Abstract

An experiment to determine if wild Culex nigripalpus preferentially enter lard-can traps baited with chickens or bobwhite quail was conducted. A strong preference for the chicken-baited trap was observed. Further development of transmission models for St. Louis encephalitis virus in southern Florida should consider increased biting rates on sentinel chickens and the consequences for the interpretation of sentinel seroconversion data.

Notes

Author(s) - Lord CC.Day JF.