| Coquillettidia
perturbans |
- Habitat/Ecology
- Larvae have distictive saw-shaped siphon tube. Larvae attach
to plants and obtain oxygen from hollow plant stems.
- Hosts - mammals,
rabbits, man and birds
- Distribution
- Central Valley
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - EEE isolated from Georgia population. Lab transmission
of VEE.
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- Orthopodomyia
signifera
|
- Habitat/Ecology
- holes which contain water year round. Usually found in willows
and cottonwoods. Occur in treeholes from May to October.
- Hosts - Birds.
not known to bite humans
- Distribution
- From San Diego to Tehama and Lake counties
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - EEE isolated from population in Mexico. Alabama population
found to be a good vector of EEE and WEE. Possible vector in maintaining
sylvan reservoirs.
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- Psorophora
columbiae
|
- Habitat/Ecology
- Larvae found in temporary water. Found in date plantains.
- Hosts - serious
pest of large livestock and man
- Distribution
- Coachella and Imperial Valleys
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - VEE vector in Texas. WEE and SLE have been isolated
from Imperial county.
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- Psorophora
signipennis
|
- Habitat/Ecology
- Larvae found in ground pools exposed to full sun
- Hosts - Rabbits,
horses and man
- Distribution
- Riverside and Imperial counties.
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - CE virus isolated in Texas
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- Uranotaenia
anhydor
|
- Habitat/Ecology
-
- Hosts - toads,
frogs, chickens.
- Distribution
- Southern California
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - Unknown
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Mosquitoes
Introduced to California
-
Historical
and Potential
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- Aedes
aegypti
|
- Habitat/Ecology
- found in small containers
- Hosts - Man
and mammals
- Distribution
- Historically found on Angel Island. (not currently found in
California)
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - Yellow fever
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- Aedes
albopictus
|
- Habitat/Ecology
- found in small containers, old tires are a major source.
- Hosts - Man
and mammals
- Distribution
- Introduced via imported "Lucky Bamboo" (Dracaena)
plants. Local infestations in Southern and Central California.
Widespread in Texas.
- Vector Potential
/ Diseases - Dengue fever
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