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 4
Monthly prevalence of avian-derived blood meals in Culex pipiens
| Month | Total avian | American robin, n (%) | Gray catbird, n (%) | House sparrow, n (%) | Mourning dove, n (%) | European starling, n (%) | Other species, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 93 | 58 (62.4) | 2 (2.2) | 4 (4.3) | – | 12 (12.9) | 17 (18.3) |
| July | 30 | 8 (26.7) | 2 (6.7) | 9 (30.0) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) | 6 (20.0) |
| August | 36 | 14 (38.9) | 6 (16.7) | 4 (11.1) | 3 (8.3) | – | 9 (25.0) |
| September | 35 | – | 9 (25.7) | 3 (8.6) | 7 (20.0) | – | 16 (45.7) |
| October |
4 |
– |
3 (75.0) |
1 (25.0) |
– |
– |
– |
| Total | 198 | 80 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
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