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Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)
Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito, is a brown night-biting mosquito of warm regions and a key West Nile virus vector in…
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Culex pipiens (northern house mosquito)
Culex pipiens, the northern house mosquito, is a dull brown biter that breeds in stagnant water and is the main West Nile…
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Anopheles quadrimaculatus (common malaria mosquito)
Anopheles quadrimaculatus, the common malaria mosquito, was the historic malaria vector of the eastern regions. How to identify it, where it breeds,…
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Aedes vs Culex vs Anopheles
Compare Aedes, Culex, and Anopheles mosquitoes: how to tell them apart by looks, resting pose, bite times, and the diseases each genus…
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Aedes vexans (inland floodwater mosquito)
Aedes vexans, the inland floodwater mosquito, is a common, widespread nuisance biter that breeds in rain pools and floodplains. ID, habits, and…
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Aedes triseriatus (eastern treehole mosquito)
Aedes triseriatus, the eastern treehole mosquito, is a dark woodland biter that breeds in tree holes and tires and is the main…
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Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is a black-and-white daytime biter with a single white stripe down its back. ID it, and…
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Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito)
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a small dark container-breeder and daytime biter that can spread dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow…
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Zika virus
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that is usually mild but can cause serious birth defects if caught during pregnancy. Learn symptoms, risk,…
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Yellow fever (historical and travel)
Yellow fever is a viral disease spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. It no longer circulates here but remains a travel risk. Learn…