Natural Hosts of Mosquitoes in Northern Ellesmere Island

Authors

  • Philip S. Corbet
  • A.E.R. Downe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3422

Keywords:

Evaporation

Abstract

Aedes impiger and A. nigripes, near Lake Hazen, were observed to take blood from musk-oxen, birds(mainly the eider ducks), and man. Precipitin tests showed several specimens contained blood of two kinds. The reaction of the host to harassment by mosquitos appears to determine which hosts are fed on successfully.

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Published

1966-01-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (1966): June: 109–212

Section

Articles