The mosquitoes of Burnaby Lake, British Columbia
Keywords:
mosquitos, <i>Aedes</i> spp., <i>Mansonia perturbans</i>, <i>Culiseta morsitans</i>Abstract
Ten species were found in a survey of the mosquitoes of the Burnaby Lake area; they included a small breeding population of <i>Aedes aloponotum</i>, a species not recorded in British Columbia since 1919. <i>Aedes aboriginis</i> was more numerous and troublesome. <i>Aedes sierrensis</i> and <i>Mansonia perturbans</i>, which bite both in the open and in houses, were less common, but because they are unaffected by the usual larval control techniques, are potential nuisance species in the area. <i>Aedes cinereus</i> and <i>Culiseta morsitans</i> were abundant, but the former bit only when disturbed and the latter did not bite humans.References
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