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.

Culex pipiens

The common house mosquito; it serves as a vector of several illnesses, including Wuchereria bancrofti and West Nile virus.
See also: Culex

Culex

a genus of mosquitoes found throughout the world; cause insect worry and many species transmit various infectious agents, e.g. microfilariae, apicomplexan parasites and viruses, such as those of Japanese encephalitis and equine encephalomyelitis.
Culex pipiens
transmits the virus of fowlpox.
Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus
a serious pest of poultry and carrier of a number of poultry diseases.
Culex tarsalis
transmits western equine encephalomyelitis.
Culex tritaeniohynchus
transmits Japanese encephalitis virus.
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The arbovirus vector Culex torrentium is more prevalent than the sibling species Culex pipiens in north and central Europe.
Culex torrentium mosquito role as major enzootic vector defined by rate of Sindbis virus infection, Sweden, 2009
Ozdeneral (2008) reported that low flat areas and lower socioeconomic conditions were associated with human illness in the 2004 outbreak in Shelby County, Tennessee, but Culex pipiens is joined by Culex quinque-fasciatus there, which is commonly seen in warmer climates, but not usually seen in the Chicago area, making this analysis less comparable to one in the Chicago area.
West Nile virus in the greater Chicago area: a geographic examination of human illness and risk from 2002 to 2006
Predation risk perception and food scarcity induce alterations of life-cycle traits of the mosquito Culex pipiens.
The risk of West Nile virus infection is associated with combined sewer overflow streams in urban Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laboratory and field trials of four repellents with Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).
Field trial of five repellent formulations against mosquitoes in Ahero, Kenya
Culex pipiens larvae spent a longer time (117 [+ or -] 113.
Application of a video technique to study the time budget of mosquito larvae behaviour
In this study, we are interested in the direct and indirect effects of this product on the most abundant species of Culicidae in Algeria: Culex pipiens.
Spinosad effects on mortality and reproduction of Culex pipiens (Diptera; Culicidae)
molestus differ from those of other subspecies of the Culex pipiens complex in Wuhan.
Morphological studies on Culex molestus of the Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in underground parking lots in Wuhan, Central China
Culex pipiens complex considered as the vector of arboviral pathogens such as West Nile, St Louis, Sindbis, and Equine encephalitis and other parasites such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Diroflaria immitis, D.
The molecular and morphological variations of Culex pipiens complex (diptera: culicidae) in Iran
Population dynamics of Culex pipiens fatigans, the filariasis vector in Pondicherry--Influence of climate and environment.
Spatio-temporal variations in adult density, abdominal status & indoor resting pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say in Panaji, Goa, India
Oviposition preferences of Culex pipiens and Culex restuans for infusion-baited traps.
Comparison of the attractiveness of organic infusions to the standard CDC gravid mosquito trap
Electrophoretic studies on Culex quinquefasciatus Say from Africa: genetic variability and divergence from Culex pipiens L.
Application of biochemical genetics to genetically characterize mosquito vectors
Mosquito surveillance for West Nile virus in Connecticut, 2000: Isolation from Culex pipiens, Cx.
Five-year surveillance of West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis viruses in southeastern Virginia

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