A preliminary characterization of the physiological ecology of overwintering Anopheles mosquitoes in the midwestern USA.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2002

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

126-127

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Wallace JR.Grimstad PR.

 

Abstract

Field-collected Anopheles quadrimaculatus and An. punctipennis adult mosquitoes from various types of overwintering hibernacula in southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana were examined for cold tolerance. Adult mosquitoes were collected on a monthly basis from October 1997 to April 1998. The mean supercooling point for adult for An. punctipennis was significantly lower than that for An. quadrimaculatus. The lower lethal temperatures for these species were -17 degrees C and -15 degrees C for An. punctipennis and An. quadrimaculatus, respectively.

Notes

Author(s) - Wallace JR.Grimstad PR.