(This environment section is currently predominantly used in WILDPro to link different data types and demonstrate inter-relationships. It does not contain detailed information on the habitat itself. )

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• Habitat - artificial containers and tree-holes.

(D70)

• Typical Habitats - artificial containers of all types, particularly those rich in organic matter (heavy sediment, decaying leaves etc.); treeholes.
• Typical Mosquito genera are mostly Aedes (Genus) and Toxorhynchites (Genus) and Orthopodomyia (Genus) (neither of which are troublesome to man) - particularly Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary), Aedes triseriatus - Eastern treehole mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary) and Aedes sierrensis.
• Mosquito eggs are laid singly on the inside wall of the container, at or above the waterline, and hatch when flooded with water after a period of desiccation.
• Overwintering of mosquitoes is in the egg stage.
• There are multiple broods of mosquitoes in one season.
• Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary) and Aedes albopictus - Asian tiger mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary) normally lay their eggs in artificial containers, whereas Aedes triseriatus and Aedes sierrensis females usually oviposit in natural cavities containing water, such as tree holes, but their larvae are frequently found in artificial containers with heavy sediment or decaying leaves.
• Although not included in the group on the basis of ecology and bionomics, the females of Culex pipiens complex often oviposit in artificial containers of all types, particularly those rich in organic matter.
• Because of the association of artificial containers with human habitations and disease implications, Aedes albopictus - Asian tiger mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary), Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary) and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus all may become locally abundant and annoying, and are important target of urban mosquito control campaigns.

(D70)

• Culicidae - Mosquitoes (Family)
• Aedes (Genus)

• Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Aedes albopictus - Asian tiger mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Aedes triseriatus - Eastern treehole mosquito (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Aedes varipalpus (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Orthopodomyia alba (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Orthopodomyia signifera (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Toxorhynchites rutilus (Invertebrate Species Summary)
• Toxorhynchites septentrionalis (Invertebrate Species Summary)

Management Techniques

• Aerial Application of Mosquito Adulticides for West Nile Virus Control (Techniques)
• Ground level Application of Mosquito Adulticides for West Nile Virus Control (Techniques)
• Reduction of Local Mosquito Larval Habitats for West Nile Virus Control (Techniques)

• Center for the Integration of Natural Disaster Information, U. S. Geological Survey
• National Atlas.gov
• USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• USGS Water Resources Division

• Guidelines for Arbovirus Surveillance Programs in the United States

• Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Revised Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control

• Hazard Assessment of the Organophosphates

• New York State West Nile Virus Response Plan - Guidance Document