Activity of Culex Quinquefasciatus in an Underground Storm Drain in San Antonio, Texas

Abstract

Published information on Culex quinquefasciatus Say repeatedly affirms that this species responds directly to cool temperatures by extending the length of its life cycle, rather than by interrupting development with a true state of diapause (Eldridge 1966, 1968; Wilton and Smith 1985). Observations of winter activity in populations of Cx. quinquefasciatus in Texas (Hayes and Hsi 1975, Strickman 1983) corroborate the belief that this mosquito can resume activity any time the weather warms sufficiently. This report details the work to confirm this belief. Keywords: Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA180546

Entities

People

  • Daniel Strickman
  • Jerry T. Lang

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airlift Operations
  • Animal Structures
  • Computers
  • Cycles
  • Freezing
  • Life Cycles
  • Observation
  • Physiology
  • Rain
  • Rainfall
  • Stationary
  • Terminals
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology