Culex quinquefasciatus

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Culex quinquefasciatus - widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms

mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

Culex, genus Culex - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface

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Llama la atencion que varias especies del genero Culex tambien son transmisoras de enfermedades como Culex quinquefasciatus (Say, 1823) es vector del virus del Oeste del Nilo, la cual junto con Culex coronator (Dyar y Knab, 1906) transmiten encefalitis, encefalomielitis y meningitis y varios arbovirus en equinos (Reyes-Villanueva et al.

Aspectos ecologicos de la incidencia larval de mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) en Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico

Culex quinquefasciatus is important vector of Brancraftian filariasis in tropical and subtropical regions.

Effect of medicinal plants on the mosquito vectors from the different agroclimatic regions of Tamil Nadu, India

Lethal concentrations ([LC.sub.50] and [LC.sub.95]) of BioUel using early fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus at mean room temperature of 25 [+ or -] 2[degrees]C and room photoperiod (n = 25 larvae).

Evaluation of a new formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis/Avaliacao de um novo formulado de Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis

Culex quinquefasciatus Say y Culex corniger Theobald, estan registradas en tres localidades (3, 9, 13) entre 2 000 y 2 327 m en el sistema central (edo.

Registros de mayor altitud para mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) en Venezuela

Larvicidal efficacy of some cucurbitaceous plant leaf extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus (Say).

Adulticidal activity of essential oil of Lantana camara leaves against mosquitoes

The most common mosquitoes collected were Culex quinquefasciatus Say (35%), Cx erraticus Dyar and Knab (34%), Cx nigripalpus Theobald (20%), Cx interrogator Dyar and Knab (6%), and Aedes albopictus (3%).

Comparison of the attractiveness of organic infusions to the standard CDC gravid mosquito trap

Effect of fenthion treatment on larval densities of insecticide-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus in an urban area of Sri Lanka.

Antiandrogenic activity and metabolism of the organophosphorus pesticide fenthion and related compounds. (Research)

All mosquito pools that have tested positive for WNV were Culex quinquefasciatus.

West Nile Virus activity

However, in many tropical and subtropical regions, the most abundant urban mosquito is Culex quinquefasciatus. One experimental study found that Cx.

Zika virus vector competency of mosquitoes, Gulf Coast, United States

Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

Larvicidal properties of Breyenia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) Fischer (Euphorbiaceae) against important vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract: Culex quinquefasciatus cause severe biting nuisance and responsible for the spread of dreadful diseases among human beings.

Potential use of Calotropis procera (Milk Weed) to Control Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus Say) (Diptera: Culicidae) is widely distributed in tropical and sub tropical areas of the world [15].

Efficiency of wood vinegar and extracts from some medicinal plants on insect control