Mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes
•About 550 species of Culex have been described, most of them from
•tropical and subtropical regions.
•Some species are important as vectors of bancroftian filariasis and arboviral diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis.
•In some areas they are a considerable nuisance.
•Culex quinquefasciatus is a markedly domestic species.
•The adult females bite people and animals throughout the night, indoors and outdoors.
•During the day they are inactive and are often found resting in dark corners of rooms, shelters and culverts.
•They also rest outdoors on vegetation and in holes in trees in forested areas.