Diel man-biting activity of Culicoides guttipennis and C. paraensis in Southern Wisconsin.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1979

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

39

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

288-290

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Scholl, P. J., B. R. Miller, W. R. Atchley and G. R. DeFoliart.

 

Abstract

Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi) and C. guttipennis (Coquillett) were captured during a study of the diel and vertical feeding behavior of treehole mosquitoes in southern Wisconsin. C. paraensis, which has not been previously reported north of Tennessee in the central United States, was collected almost exclusively in arboreal stations and during the mid-day periods. C. guttipennis, on the other hand, was found at all vertical heights and the collections tended to confirm previous reports of nocturnal biting behavior.

Notes

Author(s) - Scholl, P. J., B. R. Miller, W. R. Atchley and G. R. DeFoliart.