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Culex pipiens
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Culicidae
Genus:
Culex
Subgenus:
Culex
Species:
C. pipiens
Binomial name
Culex pipiens
Linnaeus, 1758
Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito, as it is the most common mosquito to the northern regions of the US. They can be found in both urban and suburban temperate and tropical regions across the world.[1]
Culex pipiens' diet typically consists of vertebrate blood, as they consume human blood, but prefer bird blood of species that are nearly linked to human interaction, such as doves and pigeons.[2] Furthermore, at the end of the summer and the start of the fall season before it is time for them to overwinter, C. pipiens subsist on nectar and other sugary food sources in order to store fat.
In California populations, it was shown that most females of C. pipiens do not enter reproductive diapause during the winter, which differs from other mosquito species, such as C. stigmatosoma or C. tarsalis. Most of them overwinter in a stage of host-seeking arrest.[3] The practice of overwintering tends to vary based on location, and in effect temperature and the period of time per day an organism receives sunlight, also known as the photoperiod.[3] Parous females may overwinter together with nulliparous.[4] Overwintering mosquitoes are considered as hibernating by mosquito scientists.[4]
Typically, mosquitoes copulate when temperatures are the most temperate, and many species begin breeding when temperatures reach 50 °F (10 °C). Because of this temperature condition, mosquito breeding seasons vary by region and climate characteristics of a given area.
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^ abAndreadis, Theodore G.; Armstrong, Philip M.; Bajwa, Waheed I. (2010). "Studies on Hibernating Populations of Culex pipiens from a West Nile Virus Endemic Focus in New York City: Parity Rates and Isolation of West Nile Virus". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 26 (3): 257–264. doi:10.2987/10-6004.1. ISSN 8756-971X. PMID 21033052. S2CID 25994060.
Culexpipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito, as it is the most common mosquito...
and West Nile virus. It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the Culexpipiens species complex. Its genome was sequenced in 2010, and was shown to...
from local above-ground Culexpipiens, but the more recent evidence suggests it is a southern mosquito variety related to C. pipiens that has adapted to the...
the most significant for viral transmission are Culex species that feed on birds, including Culexpipiens, C. restuans, C. salinarius, C. quinquefasciatus...
humans, to the common house mosquito (Culexpipiens). Among other differences in their biology, Culexpipiens prefers larger breeding waters and is more...
including Aedes aegypti, A. vexans, A. albopictus, Anopheles sinensis, Culexpipiens, Aedes communis, Anopheles stephensi, C. quinquefasciatus, C. tritaeniorhynchus...
local above-ground Culexpipiens, although more recent evidence suggests that it is a southern mosquito variety related to Culexpipiens that has adapted...
2001). "Locomotion through use of the mouth brushes in the larva of Culexpipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series...
the United States, Culexpipiens (Eastern United States, and urban and residential areas of the United States north of 36–39°N), Culex tarsalis (Midwest...
fevers; it has been shown, however, that some mosquito species, including Culexpipiens, take nectar from tansy flowers. Tansy can be used as in companion planting...
Combined Effect of Methyl Salicylate And trans-Cinnamaldehyde Against Culexpipiens pallens". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 30 (3):...
caves from autumn to early spring together with females of genus Culex (Cx. pipiens, Cx. torrentium, and Cx. territans). Fauna Europaea Bei-Bienko, G...
(1) Culex territans overwinters in adult stage. In northern Europe, overwintering females are found in caves together with Culexpipiens, Culex torrentium...
larvae. Upon taking another blood meal, the vector insect, such as Culexpipiens, injects the infectious larvae into the dermis layer of the skin. After...
species is very similar to Culexpipiens. The most reliable characteristics for distinguishing Culex torrentium from Culexpipiens are found in males, namely...
"Piercing and sucking mouth parts sensilla of irradiated mosquito, Culexpipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) with gamma radiation". Scientific Reports. 12 (1):...
Comparative Study of Catalase Activity in Culiseta annulata (Schrank) and Culexpipiens L. (Diptera, Culicidae)". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 162–169. doi:10...
civ (Hebr., cv), 31, and known under the familiar name of mosquito, Culexpipiens, is taken in the New Testament as an example of a trifle. Goat — Though...
incidentally transmitted to people from the bites of Culex mosquitos, especially Culexpipiens. Viruses that cause viral encephalitis first infect the...
have been found to transmit an iridovirus in the mosquito species Culexpipiens, Culex apinicus, and Aedes aegypti. Isopod iridescent virus has been found...
Tijane, M.; Sarih, M.; Failloux, A. B. (2012). Ikegami, Tetsuro (ed.). "Culexpipiens, an Experimental Efficient Vector of West Nile and Rift Valley Fever...
County, Oregon in a group of Culexpipiens mosquitoes. The viral host is the Passer domesticus bird with the vectors being Culex mosquitoes. According to...
geographical area; in the United States Culexpipiens (Eastern US), Culex tarsalis (Midwest and West), and Culex quinquefasciatus (Southeast) are the main...
evelinae to reduce populations of the mosquito species Aedes aegypti and Culexpipiens. The experiment showed that G. anceps can prey on all instars of both...
(1999). "Population genetics of insecticide resistance in the mosquito Culexpipiens". Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 68 (1–2): 147–57. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1999...
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