STUDIES ON MOSQUITOS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) AND ANTHROPIC ENVIRONMENT -10-SURVEY OF ADULT BEHAVIOR OF CULEX NIGRIPALPUS AND OTHER SPECIES OFCULEX (CULEX) IN SOUTH-EASTERN BRAZIL

Authors
FORATTINI OP KAKITANI I MASSAD E MARUCCI D
Citation
Op. Forattini et al., STUDIES ON MOSQUITOS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) AND ANTHROPIC ENVIRONMENT -10-SURVEY OF ADULT BEHAVIOR OF CULEX NIGRIPALPUS AND OTHER SPECIES OFCULEX (CULEX) IN SOUTH-EASTERN BRAZIL, Revista de Saude Publica, 29(4), 1995, pp. 271-278
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Revista de Saude Publica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00348910
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
271 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-8910(1995)29:4<271:SOM(CA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A survey of adult behaviour of Culex (Culex) species was carried out f rom August 1992 through December 1993 in a human modified (anthropic) environment in the Ribeira Valley, S. Paulo State, Brazil. Culex nigri palpus dominated the catches at several sites and it's tendency to inc rease in the anthropic environment became quite clear. Nevertheless no high level of synanthropy was demonstrated. So it seems that the mosq uito may have a restricted role in natural arbovirus cycles. Nonethele ss, Cx. nigripalpus must be considered a potential vector of arbovirus es, especially St. Louis encephalitis virus outside dwellings.