Volume 12, Number 3—March 2006
Research
Host Feeding Patterns of Culex Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States
Goudarz Molaei*
, Theodore G. Andreadis*, Philip M. Armstrong*, John F. Anderson*, and Charles R. Vossbrinck*
, Theodore G. Andreadis*, Philip M. Armstrong*, John F. Anderson*, and Charles R. Vossbrinck*
Table 3
Number and percentage of avian blood meals identified from Culex mosquitoes collected in Connecticut, 2002–2004
| Avian species | Culex pipiens* |
Cx. restuans |
Cx. salinarius† |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of avian (n = 198) | % of total (n = 212) | No. | % (n = 30) | No. | % of avian (n = 47) | % of total (n = 111) | |
| American robin (Turdus migratorius) | 80 | 40.4 | 37.7 | 11 | 36.7 | 12 | 25.5 | 10.8 |
| Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | 22 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 2 | 6.7 | – | – | – |
| House sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 21 | 10.6 | 9.9 | – | – | 5 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 14 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 13 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.7 | 3 | 6.4 | 2.7 |
| Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) | 9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.3 | 13 | 27.7 | 11.7 |
| Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | 8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2 | 6.7 | – | – | – |
| Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2 | 6.7 | – | – | – |
| House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) | 3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | – | – | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) | 2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | 4 | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Green heron (Butorides virescens) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rock dove (Columba livia) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| House wren (Troglodytes aedon) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Prairie warbler (Dendroica discolor) | – | – | – | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Northern oriole (Icterus galbula) | – | – | – | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Black-crowned night heron (Nyctiocorax nyctiocorax) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | – | – | – | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius) | – | – | – | 1 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
*Includes 8 specimens from which double-blood meals were identified.
†Includes 11 specimens from which double-blood meals were identified.
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