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1 November 2011 Disproportionate Mosquito Feeding on Aggregated Hosts
Ivo M. Foppa, Jerrilynn Moore, Kevin A. Caillouët, Dawn M. Wesson
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Abstract

Despite the importance of per-capita feeding rates for mosquito-borne transmission dynamics, the relationship between host aggregation and per-capita feeding rates remains poorly characterized. We conducted indoor experiments to investigate how Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) mosquitoes distribute their blood feeding on variably aggregated domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) (one chicken vs. a flock of seven to nine birds). Mosquitoes were always more likely to feed on the larger chicken group; yet, the single chicken tended to be fed on at a higher per-capita rate. When 10 chickens were available the feeding intensity was 4.5 times higher for the single chicken compared with the flock. We conclude that more highly aggregated hosts may experience lower exposure to mosquito bites than less aggregated hosts.

© 2011 Entomological Society of America
Ivo M. Foppa, Jerrilynn Moore, Kevin A. Caillouët, and Dawn M. Wesson "Disproportionate Mosquito Feeding on Aggregated Hosts," Journal of Medical Entomology 48(6), 1210-1213, (1 November 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11007
Received: 12 January 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 1 November 2011
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KEYWORDS
host aggregation
mosquito-borne disease transmission
per-capita feeding rate
transmission dynamics
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