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Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius)
OVERWINTERING STAGE: Egg.
PHENOLOGY: Multivoltine.
LARVAL HABITAT:
Larvae live in temporary rain-filled pools, drainage ditches and puddles.
HOST PREFERENCES:
Females prefer mammalian hosts. It is a large species that can inflict a painful bite.
VIRUS TESTING RESULTS:
Virus
# specimens tested
WNV
31
EEE
0
La Crosse
0
# pools tested
15
0
0
# positive pools
0
0
0
MIR______
0
0
0_______
COMMENTS:
This species is fairly widespread in the state, but is not particularly common. Larvae are
predaceous on other mosquito larvae and on various aquatic arthropods that share their habitat.
Distribution
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