Table 2.

Number and percentage of avian- and mammalian-derived bloodmeals from the Cx. pipiens complex in Los Angeles County, 2007–2009

Host	Cx. pipiens complex
	CO2a	GRb	RBc	USDSd	Total	% total	% chicke,f
Avian
House finch, Carpodacus mexicanus	15	69	8		92	33.5	39.4a
Chicken, Gallus gallus	22	30	1		53	19.3	3.2de
House sparrow, Passer domesticus	5	42	1		48	17.5	21.6b
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura	2	9	3	2	16	5.8	6.9c
Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos	3	7			10	3.6	4.1cd
Western scrub-jay, Aphelocoma californica		4	1	2	7	2.5
American robin, Turdus migratorius	1	4			5	1.8	1.8def
California towhee, Pipilo crissalis		5			5	1.8	2.3def
Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus	1	2			3	1.1	1.4def
Western bluebird, Sialia mexicana		3			3	1.1	1.4def
American kestrel, Falco sparverius		1		1	2	0.7	0.9ef
Brewer’s blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus		2			2	0.7	0.9ef
Common raven, Corvus corax	1		1		2	0.7	0.9ef
European starling, Sturnus vulgaris		1		1	2	0.7	0.9ef
Oak titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus		2			2	0.7	0.9ef
Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum	1				1	0.4	0.5f
Cooper’s hawk, Accipiter cooperii		1			1	0.4	0.5f
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus	1				1	0.4	0.5f
Green heron, Butorides virescens	1				1	0.4	0.5f
House wren, Troglodytes aedon		1			1	0.4	0.5f
Rock pigeon, Columba livia		1			1	0.4	0.5f
Swainson’s thrush, Catharus ustulatus				1	1	0.4	0.5f
Yellow-rumped warbler, Dendroica coronata	1				1	0.4
Mammalian
Domestic dog, Canis familiaris	5	3			8	2.9	3.7cde
Human, Homo sapiens	1	1			2	0.7	0.9ef
Domestic cat, Felis catus		1			1	0.4	0.5f
Domestic horse, Equus caballus	1				1	0.4	0.5f
Raccoon, Procyon lotor	1				1	0.4	0.5f
Mixed bloodmeals
House sparrow/house finch		2			2	0.7	0.5f
Total 29 species	62	191	15	7	275

^aDry ice–baited CDC trap.

^bGravid trap.

^cWalk-in red box.

^dUnderground storm drain system trap (no bait).

^ePercentages exclude sites with sentinel chicken flocks.

^fPercentages with different lowercases letter(s) indicate that they are significantly different by chi-square test (P < 0.05).