The adaptation of insect vectors of human diseases to breed in human habitats (domestication)
is one of the most important phenomena in medical entomology. Considerable data are …

… collected from different regions of the world (Tabachnick … 1979; Tabachnick et a1. 1979;
Powell et al. 1980, 1982; Wallis et a1.1983). … regions determined using isozymes (Tabachnick …

The bluetongue viruses are transmitted to ruminants in North America by Culicoides
variipennis. US annual losses of approximately $125 million are due to restrictions on the …

Mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti, are becoming important models for studying invasion
biology. We characterized genetic variation at 12 microsatellite loci in 79 populations of Ae. …

Thirty-four populations of Aedes aegypti representing the world-wide distribution of the species,
were analysed for genetic variation at 19–22 isozyme loci. The species has an average …

Mosquitoes vary in their competence or ability to transmit arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses).
Many arboviruses cause disease in humans and animals. Identifying the environmental …

We report sympatry among larval populations of the Culicoides variipennis complex in
widespread and diverse aquatic habitats throughout the United States. Six sites in California, …

Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say mosquitoes from a laboratory colony were exposed to
artificial blood meals containing West Nile virus (WNV) and held at incubation temperatures …

Two morphologically and behaviorally distinct sympatric forms of Aedes aegypti are found in
an area along the coast of Kenya. A dark, sylvan form, and a lighter, domestic form which is …

Cell lines have been developed from 2-day-old embryos of the biting midge, Culicoides
variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). In North America C. variipennis is the primary insect …