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Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

The Nutritional Ecology of Culex nigripalpus

A long-term field study of the sugar-feeding behavior of Culex nigripalpus, the major vector of St. Louis encephalitis virus in Florida, is nearing completion. The total sugar, glycogen and lipid content of individual males and females of varying gonotrophic condition and age are being evaluated.

Contact: J. Day