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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Entomol. 2006 May;43(3):543–551. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[543:hpoaad]2.0.co;2

Table 1.

Host-feeding frequency of different mosquito species during the mosquito seasons of 2002–2003

Mosquito species Total no. tested No. identified (% of total tested) No. feeding on (% of total identified)
>1 host Mammal Bird Frog Turtle
Ae. albopictus 1,172 1,094 (93) 56 (6) 909 (83) 82 (7) 20 (2) 17 (2)
Ae. triseriatus 601 574 (96) 72 (13) 407 (71) 53 (9) 14 (2) 28 (5)
Ae. vexans 920 896 (97) 44 (5) 782 (87) 51 (6) 9 (1) 10 (1)
Cx. pipiens 72 71 (99) 2 (4) 11 (15) 52 (73) 6 (8)
Cx. restuans 185 183 (99) 9 (5) 19 (10) 150 (83) 3 (1) 2 (1)
Ps. ferox 67 62 (93) 5 (8) 50 (81) 7 (11)