6 TINY VECTORS THAT REPRESENT A HUGE THREAT TO OUR HEALTH
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CULEX MOSQUITO
AKA: “COMMON HOUSE MOSQUITO”(C. PIPIENS) GENDER: FEMALE
ADULT SIZE: 4-10 MM
GANG MEMBERS: Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis…
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CULEX MOSQUITO
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AKA: “COMMON HOUSE MOSQUITO”(C. PIPIENS) GUILTY OF: transmission of viral diseases (West Nile encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Usutu virus…) filarial worm and avian malaria.
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WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
WHERE DO THEY HANG AROUND?
CAUSES AN ESTIMATED
50,000 CASES AND
10,000
DEATHS
OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS
EVERY YEAR.
CULEX SPECIES CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE, EXCEPT AT EXTREME NORTHERN LATITUDES
HABITS
CREPUSCULAR / NOCTURNAL
PREVENTION TIPS WEAK FLIER, IT DOESN’T FLY FAR FROM WHERE IT DEVELOPS AS LARVAE
WEAR CLOTHES THAT COVER YOUR WHOLE BODY USE MOSQUITO REPELLENT EMPTY RECIPIENTS CONTAINING STANDING WATER
ITS BITE IS ITCHY AND CAN BE PAINFUL
INDOORS
LIFE SPAN
USE MOSQUITO NETS
MOSQUITO FACTS CULEX SPECIES IS ONE
3-4 WEEKS
OF THE THREE
MAJOR TYPES OF MOSQUITO INHABITING THE PLANET. CULEX PIPIENS IS THE MOST WIDESPREAD MOSQUITO IN EUROPE.
IT COMPRISES OVER 20
SUBGENERA THAT INCLUDE
OVER 1,000 SPECIES.
THEIR WIDE RANGE OF SMELL AND TASTE RECEPTORS ALLOWS THEM TO DETECT AND FEED UPON BIRDS, HUMANS AND LIVESTOCK.
ADULT FEMALES CAN HIBERNATE
TEMPERATE CLIMATES.
DURING WINTER IN
FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.ISGLOBAL.ORG Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO)
GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION: RACHEL JILL PAPERNICK.
ILLUSTRATION: JULIA STEKETEE.