Selected Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Virus: Comparison of Their Ecological Dynamics in Four Woodland and Marsh Habitats in Delaware

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

138-145

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - John B. Gingrich and Laura Casillas

 

Abstract

We compared.human landing, CO2-baited light trap, CO2-baited Omni-Fay trap, and gravid trapcollections of mosquitoes at 4 woodland and maish sites with varied vegetative habitati in Delaware duringsummer 2001. Landing collections provided more consistent, but sometimes smaller, collection numbers thanlight traps. Proportions of parous mosquitoes were also higher in...

Notes

Author(s) - John B. Gingrich and Laura Casillas