Table 3.
Pools tested for West Nile virus (WNV) by RT-PCR are shown by species. Pools containing Culex spp. were preferentially selected because of the known association between these mosquitoes and WNV. Other species were also tested when found in significant numbers.
Species | Valley | West Mesa | NE Heights | East Mountains |
---|---|---|---|---|
Culex tarsalis | 79 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
Cx. salinarius | 246 | 21 | 65 | 9 |
Cx. quinquefasciatus | 115 | 10 | 43 | 2 |
Aedes vexans | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ae. dorsalis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ae. nigromaculis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Culiseta inornata | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Cs. incidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Total Pools | 547 | 35 | 117 | 86 |
Total Culex Pools | 440 | 35 | 117 | 46 |
% Culex | 80.4 | 100 | 100 | 53.5 |