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Blood-feeding of Culex mosquitoes in an urban environment.
Niebylski Ml, Meek Cl
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Abstract
The modified capillary tube precipitin test was used to identify blood meal sources of Culex quinquefasciatus emerging from sewage ditches in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Canines were the primary hosts, but Passeriformes and humans were also suitable blood meal sources. The percentage of Cx. quinquefasciatus feeding on these 3 hosts fluctuated with the habitat and the season.