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Difference betweenAnopheles, Culex and Aedes sp.
Muhammad Kamran M.Sc(Hons) Agri. EntomologyEntomology DepartmentCitrus Research Institute Sargodha
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Mosquito
• Mosquito larvae • Aquatic insects • 4-14+ days from egg to adult • Adults • May be strong to weak fliers, depending on
species
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Mosquito feeding
• Plant nectar or honeydew for first 3-5 days after emergence
• Blood of vertebrate hosts need for most species to initiate egg development Birds
• Mammals • Reptiles • Amphibians
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TWO BASIC TYPES
Floodwater mosquitoes Standing water (container) breeders Natural sitesArtificial sites
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Common pest species
Floodwater species Psorophora columbiae Aedes vexans Standing water speciesAedes albopictus/aegypti Aedes solicitans Culex quinquefasciatus Culex tarsalis
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Floodwater species
• Difficult to control drainage of marshes
• floodwater control • community fogging • avoidance
• Water only needs to stand 3-4 days to successfully breed mosquitoes
• Not important disease vectors
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Major standing water species
Culex Aedes
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Culex quinquefasciatus Southern house mosquito
• Delicate, dull brown mosquito; lacks bands on tarsi and proboscis
• prefers polluted water in containers or other standing water
• mostly feeds on birds, but thought to be principal vector of WNV to humans
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Other standing water species
– Aedes albopictus – Asian tiger mosquito – Daytime biter
– Aedes aegypti – yellow fever mosquito container breeder
– vector of yellow fever, dengue fever – being replaced by tiger mosquito?
– Aedes solicitans – salt water mosquito saline/brackish water
– vicious, daytime biter
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Life-cycle
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Difference between Anopheles, Culex
and Aedes
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANOPHELES, CULEX AND AEDES
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Anopheles eggs
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Culex Eggs
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Aedes eggs
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Culex Adult
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Aedes Adult
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