Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5
Abstract: Feeding upon vertebrate blood by mosquitoes permits transmission of diverse pathogens, including viruses, protozoa, and nematodes. Despite over a century of intensive study, no mosquito species is known to specialize on non-vertebrate hosts. Using molecular… read more here.
Keywords: use patterns; uranotaenia sapphirina; host use; mosquito host ... See more keywords
Evidence of Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae) feeding on annelid worms in the Northeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad034
Abstract: Mosquito host-feeding behavior is an important parameter for determining the vector potential of mosquito species in a given locale. Despite the recent discovery of Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken feeding on annelid hosts in Florida, host… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito species; uranotaenia sapphirina; blood; northeastern united ... See more keywords