Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
Research
Patterns of Abundance, Host Use, and Everglades Virus Infection in Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Mosquitoes, Florida, USA
Isaiah J. Hoyer, Carolina Acevedo, Keenan Wiggins, Barry W. Alto, and Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena
Table 1
Collection of female Culex cedecei mosquitoes by sampling site, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, 2016
| Region | Site name and coordinates | Habitat | Mos. sampled | No. resting shelter days* | Total no. females | No. females/shelter-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper | Royal Palm North, 25°24′7.43′′N, 80°36′56.40′′W | Extensive hardwood hammock | Feb, May, Jun, Aug | 60 | 810 | 13.50 |
| Long Pine Key North, 25°25′3.00′′N, 80°38′20.00′′W | Small island hammock | Jun, Aug | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | |
| Long Pine Key Campground, 25°24′0.10′′N, 80°39′35.40′′W | Extensive pine rockland | Feb | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | |
| Pinelands, 25°25′24.80′′N, 80°40′47.00′′W | Extensive pine rockland | May, Jun, Aug | 44 | 107 | 2.43 | |
| Pa-hay-okee South, 25°25′56.00′′N, 80°46′38.90′′W | Small island hammock | Feb, May | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | |
| Pa-hay-okee Overlook, 25°26′27.20′′N, 80°47′1.60′′W |
Large island hammock |
Jun, Aug |
24 |
24 |
1.00 |
|
| Middle | Ficus Pond, 25°21′24.00′′N, 80°49′20.00′′W | Small island hammock | Jun, Aug | 8 | 47 | 5.88 |
| Mahogany Hammock East, 25°20′20.00′′N, 80°49′4.80′′W | Small island hammock | Feb, May, Jun, Aug | 50 | 287 | 5.74 | |
| Mahogany Hammock,† 25°19′22.50′′N, 80°49′59.40′′W | Large island hammock | May, Jun | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | |
| Sweet Bay Pond, 25°19′55.00′′N, 80°48′10.00′′W | Small island hammock | Jun, Aug | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | |
| Paurotis Pond, 25°18′7.00′′N, 80°47′56.00′′W | Small island hammock | Jun, Aug | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | |
| Nine Mile Pond, 25°15′13.93′′N, 80°47′53.64′′W |
Ecotone of prairie and mangrove |
Feb, May, Jun, Aug |
53 |
942 |
17.77 |
|
| Lower | Snake Bight Trail, 25°11′59.87′′N, 80°52′27.08′′W | Mangrove swamp | Feb, May, Jun, Aug | 53 | 702 | 13.25 |
| Coot Bay Pond, 25°10′56.90′′N, 80°53′51.80′′W | Mangrove swamp | Feb | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | |
| Bear Lake Trail, 25° 8′55.82′′N, 80°5523.69′′W |
Extensive cottonwood hammock |
Feb, May, Jun, Aug |
58 |
253 |
4.36 |
|
| Totals | 406 | 3,413 | 6.40 |
*Resting shelter days is no. of resting shelters deployed × total no. days sampled.
†Natural aspirations were performed to abide by permit restrictions.
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