Table 3.
Number and percentage of avian-, reptilian-, and mammalian-derived bloodmeals from the Cx. pipiens complex and Cx. tarsalis in Kern County, near Bakersfield, 2007–2009
| Host |
Cx. pipiens complex
|
Cx. tarsalis
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2a | RBb | Total | %c | CO2a | RBb | Total | %c | |
| Avian | ||||||||
| European starling, Sturnus vulgaris | 1 | 30 | 31 | 19.1a | 6 | 6 | 5.9bcde | |
| Chicken, Gallus gallus | 2 | 18 | 20 | 12.3ab | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8.9abcd |
| Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus | 15 | 15 | 9.3b | 6 | 6 | 5.9bcde | ||
| Western scrub-jay, Aphelocoma californica | 1 | 14 | 15 | 9.3b | 12 | 12 | 11.9ab | |
| House finch, Carpodacus mexicanus | 13 | 13 | 8.0b | 6 | 6 | 5.9bcde | ||
| Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura | 14 | 14 | 8.6b | 1 | 18 | 19 | 18.8a | |
| House sparrow, Passer domesticus | 11 | 11 | 6.8bc | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6.9bcde | |
| Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos | 10 | 10 | 6.2bc | 11 | 11 | 10.9abc | ||
| American robin, Turdus migratorius | 4 | 4 | 2.5cd | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | ||
| Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus | 3 | 3 | 1.9cd | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | ||
| Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus | 3 | 3 | 1.9cd | 2 | 2 | 2.0de | ||
| Western tanager, Piranga ludoviciana | 3 | 3 | 1.9cd | |||||
| Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos | 3 | 3 | 1.9cd | |||||
| American kestrel, Falco sparverius | 2 | 2 | 1.2d | 6 | 6 | 5.9cde | ||
| Bullock’s oriole, Icterus bullockii | 2 | 2 | 1.2d | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | ||
| Swainson’s thrush, Catharus ustulatus | 2 | 2 | 1.2d | |||||
| Brewer’s blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus | 1 | 1 | 0.6d | |||||
| Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum | 1 | 1 | 0.6d | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | ||
| American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Barn owl, Tyto alba | 3 | 3 | 3.0cde | |||||
| Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans | 2 | 2 | 2.0de | |||||
| Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Reptilian | ||||||||
| Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Mammalian | ||||||||
| Domestic dog, Canis familiaris | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5.6bc | 2 | 2 | 2.0de | |
| Domestic cow, Bos taurus | 1 | 1 | 1.0e | |||||
| Total 27 species | 5 | 157 | 162 | 11 | 90 | 101 | ||
a
Dry-ice baited CDC trap.
b
Walk-in red box.
c
Percentages with different lowercase letters indicate that they are significantly different by chi-square test (P < 0.05).