Culex pipiens


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Cu·lex pi·'pi·ens

a subspecies complex of the abundant polytypic species, the brown house mosquito or rainbarrel mosquito of temperate climates, which breeds commonly in standing water, especially in artificial containers, and has a 5- to 6-day cycle under optimal conditions; closely related forms are found in tropical areas.
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Culex pipiens

The common house mosquito; it serves as a vector of several illnesses, including Wuchereria bancrofti and West Nile virus.
See also: Culex
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The effect of shade on the container index and pupal productivity of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens breeding in artificial containers.
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Toxic and growth retarding effects of three plant extracts on Culex pipiens larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).
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Insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of the Culex pipiens complex through esterase overproduction.
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Barr, "New hypothesis of the cause of cytoplasmic incompatibility in Culex pipiens L.
Biological Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: The Potential of Wolbachia-Based Interventions in an IVM Framework
Resistance de certaines populations de Culex pipiens pipiens L.
Bioecology of Culicidae (Diptera; Nematocera) of Taksebt dam of Tizi-Ouzou (Algeria)
Effects of high temperature on the emergence and survival of adult Culex pipiens molestus and Culex quinquefasciatus in Japan.
An estimation of potential vector control effect of gravid mosquito trapping in Fort Worth, Texas
Specimens of male Culex pipiens complex with narrow and pointed apex dorsal arms (D) and the measurement of the dorsal and ventral arms (DV) in male genitalia (DV/D ratios) greater than 0.4 were considered to be Cx.
Morphological studies on Culex molestus of the Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in underground parking lots in Wuhan, Central China
Savage, "Characterization of Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Colorado, USA using microsatellites," PLoS ONE, vol.
Genetic diversity and population genetics of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae: Culex spp.) from the Sonoran desert of North America
Bird blood is the tipple of choice of Britain's most common species, the small brown 'house mosquito'(Culex pipiens).
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Toxic and growth retarding effects of 3plant extracts on Culex pipiens larvae (Diptera : Culicidae).
Larvicidal effects of cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass) extract against Culex quinquefasciatus qularvae (Diptera, culicidae)
While with same method, resistance against Curacron has been found in Culex pipiens in France by Wood et al.
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