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Table 1 Number and percentage of avian-, mammalian- and amphibian-derived blood meals identified from 12 mosquito species in four eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in Connecticut, 2010–2011

From: Host associations of mosquitoes at eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in Connecticut, USA

Mosquito species

Avian

No. (%)

Mammalian

No. (%)

Amphibian

No. (%)

Mixed

No. (%)

Blood meal IDa

No. (%)

Engorged specimens

Aedes thibaulti

21 (10.4)

181 (89.6)

  

202 (57.2)

353

Culiseta morsitans

54 (100)

   

54 (67.5)

80

Anopheles punctipennis

8 (16.7)

40 (83.3)

  

48 (44.0)

109

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

1 (4.0)

23 (92.0)

 

1 (4.0)

25 (35.7)

70

Culex territans

18 (72.0)

 

5 (20.0)

2 (8.0)

25 (26.6)

94

Aedes cinereus

 

6 (100)

  

6 (66.7)

9

Coquillettidia perturbans

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

  

6 (46.2)

13

Culex restuans

4 (100)

   

4 (66.7)

6

Aedes abserratus

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

  

3 (23.1)

13

Culex pipiens

2 (100)

   

2 (100)

2

Aedes canadensis

 

2 (100)

  

2 (100)

2

Aedes stimulans

 

1 (100)

  

1 (100)

1

Total

112

258

5

3

378

752

  1. aBlood meal ID, number of blood meals successfully identified to species level