California Mosquito Larval Habitats

Larval Habitats of California Mosquitoes

Below are some generalized habitats and the California mosquitoes frequently found in them.


Riparian Aedes atropalpus Aedes washinoi Aedes pullatus Aedes sticticus Aedes vexans Culex apicalis Culex boharti Culex reevesi Culex tarsalis Culex territans Culex thriambus Culiseta incidens Culiseta particeps Culiseta inornata	Treehole Aedes deserticola Aedes sierrensis Orthopodomyia signifera Aedes purpureipes Small Container Aedes sierrensis Aedes aegypti* Aedes albopictus Culex pipiens Culiseta incidens * have been identified in California but are not currently a problem	Snow Melt Aedes bicristatus (?) Aedes cataphylla Aedes clivis Aedes communis Aedes fitchii Aedes hexodontus Aedes pullatus Aedes sticticus Aedes tahoensis Aedes thelcter (?) Culiseta incidens
Vernal Pools Aedes bicristatus Aedes campestris (?) Aedes hemiteleus Aedes niphadopsis Aedes ventrovittus Culex tarsalis Culiseta incidens Culiseta inornata Psorophora columbiae Psorophora signipennis	Foul Water Culex pipiens Culex restuans Culex stigmatosoma Culex tarsalis Culiseta impatiens Culiseta incidens Culiseta inornata	Salt Marsh Aedes dorsalis Aedes squamiger Aedes taeniorhynchus Culex tarsalis Culiseta incidens Culiseta inornata
Woodland Pools Aedes bicristatus Aedes increpitus Aedes washinoi Anopheles punctipennis Culex apicalis Culex tarsalis Culiseta incidens Culiseta inornata Culiseta particeps	Irrigated Pastures Aedes melanimon Aedes nigromaculis Aedes vexans Culex tarsalis Culiseta inornata Psorophora columbiae	Permanent ponds Aedes schizopinax Culex erythrothorax Culex reevesi Culex tarsalis Culiseta impatiens Culiseta incidens Culiseta particeps Culiseta inornata Coquillettidia perturbans Uranotaenia anhydo
Freshwater Marsh Anopheles freeborni Anopheles occidentalis Culex erythrothorax Culex tarsalis	Rock Pools Aedes sierrensis Anopheles punctipennis Culex tarsalis Culiseta incidens	Backyard Fishponds Aedes sierrensis Culex tarsalis Culex pipiens Culex stigmatosoma Culiseta incidens Culiseta inornata