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MOSQUITOES OF MANITOBA: III. ECOLOGY OF LARVAE IN THE WINNIPEG AREA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. D. Dixon  and
R. A. Brust
R. D. Dixon
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
R. A. Brust
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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Abstract

Larval surveys were conducted in Winnipeg environs during the summers of 1967 and 1968. The species, density of larvae, the relationship between rainfall and larval abundance, and the species of pest importance were studied in detail. Aedes vexans was the most numerous mosquito found both in the larval and adult stages. Aedes dorsalis and Aedes spencerii were also of pest significance during each season. An association between the abundance of A. vexans larvae and the proximity of these to an adult blood source, mainly beef and dairy cattle, was observed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 7 , July 1972 , pp. 961 - 968
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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