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What are the most common species of mosquitoes?

Here you will find general information about mosquitoes. Where they are, where they breed, the diseases they may carry, what times of the day they are out and other information. To search for a mosquito use the jump menu.

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	Species Aedes aegypti Common Name Yellow Fever Mosquito


	Habitat Throughout the southeastern US, but excluding most of FL Breeding Areas Container breeders: Flower pots Gutters Discarded tires Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Yellow fever Dengue in the tropics Feeding Time Day and Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits CDC Public Health Image Library*
	Additional Information Commonly in FL, it is being out competed by Ae. albopictus


	Species Aedes albopictus Common Name Asian Tiger Mosquito


	Habitat Found in more than 26 states throughout the S.E. & N.E. US and migrating Breeding Areas Container breeders: Artificial locations Flower pots Gutters Discarded tires Natural areas Tree holes Bromeliads Bamboo Inside of plant leaves Predominant mostly inland, not along the coast Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus LaCrosse Encephalitis Dengue Heartworm Feeding Time Aggressive day biter, most active during 10 am –3 PM; rests in the shade but unlike most other mosquitoes will leave shade to bite in direct sun if there is a meal (you).	Click for larger image Photo Credits Calvert County, NC Web Site*
	Additional Information Over winters as egg; will enter homes. Attracted to carbon dioxide as a long-range attractant.


	Species Aedes vexans Common Name Inland Floodwater Mosquito



	Habitat US & Southern Canada Breeding Areas Temporary rain filled pools Pools formed by floodwater Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus EEE Feeding Time Day and Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University*
	Additional Information Not Available


	Species Anopheles quadrimaculatus Common Name The Quads or Common Malaria Mosquito


	Habitat Southern US rice fields Breeding Areas Reservoirs Swamps Lakes Rivers Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Malaria Heartworm Feeding Time Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits: South Dakota State University*
	Additional Information Over winters as adult


	Species Culex pipiens Common Name House Mosquito


	Habitat Northern US Breeding Areas Container breeders: Flower pots Gutters Discarded tires Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus St. Louis Encephalitis Feeding Time Not Available	Click for larger image Photo Credits Illinois Department of Public Health*
	Additional Information Over winters as adult, bites birds only


	Species Culex quinquefasciatus Common Name Southern House Mosquito


	Habitat Southern US Breeding Areas stagnant & polluted water such as containers, drains, cesspits Diseases They May Carry St. Louis Encephalitis West Nile Virus Feeding Time Dawn & Dusk	Click for larger image Photo Credits CDC Public Health Image Library*
	Additional Information Not Available


	Species Culex salinarius Common Name Unbanded Salt Marsh Mosquito


	Habitat Atlantic Coast Gulf Coast Breeding Areas Flood waters Fresh water Containers Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Feeding Time Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Texas A&M University*
	Additional Information Over winter as adult, enters home


	Species Culiseta inornata Common Name Winter Mosquito


	Habitat Throughout most of North America Breeding Areas Rain pools Ditches Canals Duck Ponds Club Ponds Salt Marshes Can also survive brackish water Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Feeding Time Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits South Dakota State University*
	Additional Information Over winters as adult


	Species Culiseta melanura Common Name Cedar Swamp or Black Tailed Mosquito


	Habitat Maine Southern Quebec South to southern FL West to Eastern TX North to the lower Great Lakes Breeding Areas Swamps Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus EEE Feeding Time Bites only birds	No Image available
	Additional Information Over winters as a larva


	Species Ochlerotatus canadensis Common Name Woodland Pool Mosquito


	Habitat Eastern US Central Plains Breeding Areas Temporary shaded woodland Pools Ditches Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Heartworm Feeding Time Day and Night	No Image available
	Additional Information Over winters as egg


	Species Ochlerotatus japonicus Common Name Japanese or Rockpool Mosquito


	Habitat Eastern US Breeding Areas Natural and Container breeder Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Feeding Time Day	Click for larger image Photo Credits Mike Sardalis, USAMRIID*
	Additional Information Over winters as egg


	Species Ochlerotatus Triseriatus Common Name Treehole Mosquito


	Habitat Widely distributed in North America Breeding Areas Treeholes Artificial containers Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus LaCrosse Encephalitis Feeding Time Day and Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits CDC Public Health Image Library*
	Additional Information Over winters as egg


	Species Ochlerotatus sollicitans Common Name Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito


	Habitat Eastern US Breeding Areas Salt marshes Diseases They May Carry West Nile Virus Heartworm EEE Feeding Time Day and Night	Click for larger image Photo Credits The University of Nebraska at Kearney*
	Additional Information Over winters as egg

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