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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007 Jun;23(2):153–160. doi: 10.2987/8756-971x(2007)23[153:uhefwn]2.0.co;2

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