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Keywords
Mosquitoes--Iowa--Black Hawk County; Mosquitoes; Iowa--Black Hawk County;
Abstract
Mosquito populations of Black Hawk County, Iowa, were studied during the summers of 1970 and 1971. The primary sampling technique was the New Jersey light trap with supplementary collections of biting adults to determine species of importance to man. Twenty-two species of mosquitoes were collected in the county. This represents ten species more than had been previously reported from Black Hawk County. Information is presented on the relative abundance and seasonal succession of each species. Aedes vexans (Meigen) and A. trivittatus (Coquillett) were the primary pests of man, occurring from June through August. Aedes sticticus (Meigen) ranked as the third most important pest, occurring mainly in May and June. Species of current medical importance in Iowa were found in the county. These include A. triseriatus (Say) and A. trivittatus, known vectors of two different strains of California encephalitis virus, and Culex tarsalis (Coquillett), the vector of western equine encephalitis virus. It is recommended that monitoring of these species be continued because cases of western equine encephalitis have occurred in Black Hawk County.
Year of Submission
1972
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Biology
First Advisor
John C. Downey
Second Advisor
Bernard L. Clausen
Third Advisor
Clifford McCollum
Date Original
1972
Object Description
1 PDF file (97 leaves)
Copyright
©1972 Martin Burdett Christiansen
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Christiansen, Martin Burdett, "Mosquitoes of Black Hawk County, Iowa" (1972). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2346.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2346
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