Origins of urban human-biting mosquito shed light on uptick in West Nile virus spillover from birds to humans

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus, evolved from the bird ...
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Researchers trace the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species

New research has uncovered the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species, Culex pipiens form molestus, also known as the ...
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Development of Foleyella philistinae Schacher and Khalil, 1967 (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Culex pipiens molestus with Notes on Pathology in the Arthropod

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The life cycle of Foleyella philistinae (Nematoda: Filarioidea), a parasite of the lizard, Agama stellio (L.) was studied in Culex pipiens ...
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What's in your landscape? Plants can alter West Nile virus risk

A new study looks at how leaf litter in water influences the abundance of Culex pipiens mosquitoes, which can transmit West Nile virus to humans, domestic animals, birds and other wildlife. A new ...
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A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR FEEDING AND CONFIRMING UPTAKE OF BACTERIA IN LARVAE OF THE SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO, CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 93, No. 4 (December, 2010), pp. 577-583 (7 pages) Aquatic macroinvertebrates play important roles in freshwater ecosystems. The larvae of the vector mosquito Culex ...
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Urban mosquito is thriving farther north than ever, and scientists are worried

Pest known to carry West Nile virus is now being seen in the Prairies In an Edmonton lab, staff holding long silver tweezers pick through piles of mosquitoes. They're sorting to determine not only how ...