Table 6.
Vertebrate bloodmeal identification among engorged mosquitoes, by vertebrate species and collection habitat, East Valley of Maricopa County, AZ, September 2010
| Habitat | Bird species | Culex quinquefasciatus (N = 113) | Culex tarsalis (N = 35) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roost | House sparrow | 66 | 15 |
| House finch | 19 | 3 | |
| Great-tailed grackle | 4 | 0 | |
| Brown-headed cowbird | 4 | 2 | |
| Red-winged blackbird | 1 | 0 | |
| European starling | 1 | 0 | |
| Curve-billed thrasher* | 3 | 2 | |
| House wren* | 0 | 1 | |
| Inca dove* | 1 | 0 | |
| Mourning dove | 3 | 2 | |
| Eurasian collared-dove | 1 | 1 | |
| White-winged dove | 0 | 2 | |
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | |
| Human | 3 | 0 | |
| Non-roost | House sparrow | 1 | 0 |
| House finch | 0 | 1 | |
| White-winged dove | 0 | 1 | |
| Mourning dove | 0 | 1 | |
| Domestic turkey | 0 | 1 | |
| Human | 0 | 2 |
*
These species are solitary roosters.