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Table 2 Number of mosquitoes attracted by each bird species

From: Evaluating the feeding preferences of West Nile virus mosquito vectors using bird-baited traps

Bird species

Number of trials

C. pipiens

Ae. albopictus

An. maculipennis (s.l.)

Ae. vexans

C. territans

C. modestus

O. geniculatus

NIa

Falco peregrinus

12

77

2

2

3

1

2

2

1

Falco tinnunculus

12

40

4

1

1

2

0

1

2

Turdus philomelos

5

17

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

Athene noctua

12

43

1

1

2

1

0

0

0

Turdus merula

7

22

1

4

0

0

1

0

0

Streptopelia decaocto

11

25

0

0

0

2

0

1

2

Anas platyrhynchos

12

30

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

Geopelia cuneata

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

 

256

10

10

8

6

5

4

5

  1. a NI, specimens impossible to identify