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Mosquito Species Most Common In Service Area

SPECIES HABITAT ABUNDANCE SEASON DISEASE ASSOCIATIONS
 Culex tarsalis Many Great Spring, Summer, Fall West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis
Culex pipiens Many Great Spring, Summer, Fall West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis
Culiseta incidens Many Moderate Winter, Spring, Fall None, serious pest in urban/suburban areas
Culiseta inornata Many Moderate Winter, Spring, Fall None, serious pest in urban/suburban areas
Anopheles freeborni Creeks, Lakes, Wetlands, Rice fields Great Year Round Malaria
Anopheles punctipennis  Creeks, Lakes Moderate Summer, Fall Malaria
Aedes melanimon Pastures, Wetlands Moderate Spring, Summer, Fall Western equine encephalitis, Serious pest
Aedes nigromaculis Pastures, Irrigated crops Moderate Spring, Summer, Fall None, Serious pest species in agricultural areas
Aedes vexans Fresh floodwater sites Moderate Spring, Summer None, Serious pest in recreational areas