Table 7 Preferred bite sites for various mosquito species (field conditions)
Species | Preferred bite site | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Aedes aegypti | Head & shoulders | 20 |
Aedes simpsoni | Head & shoulders | 21 |
Culex pipiens fatigans | 82% of bites below knee (seated people) 34% of bites below knee (lying down) | 22 |
Culex quinquefasciatus | Non-specific whole body | 20 |
Eretmapodites chrysogaster | Between ankles & knee | 23 |
Anopheles atroparvus | Head & shoulders | 20 |
Anopheles albimanus | Head & neck | 20 |
Anopheles farauti | Feet | 24 |