Culex pipiens sensu lato (L.) and Culex torrentium Martini, 1925 are two widely distributed mosquito species in Europe. Due to difficulties in morphological discrimination, the current knowledge on differences in the breeding ecology is fragmentary. Therefore, this study evaluated the relation between the presence—absence of both species at various types of breeding habitats in response to physico-chemical parameters, using a recently developed molecular assay that allows reliable species-specific typing of larvae and pupae. The results revealed that the two species often occur in sympatry at the studied breeding sites, and there were no substantial differences concerning presence—absence of the two species with regard to the various environmental parameters investigated.
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1 September 2015
Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Culex pipiens sensu lato and Culex torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Germany
Renke Lühken,
Sonja Steinke,
Mayke Leggewie,
Egbert Tannich,
Andreas Krüger,
Stefanie Becker,
and Ellen Kiel
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 52 • No. 5
September 2015
Vol. 52 • No. 5
September 2015
breeding ecology
Culex pipiens s.l.
Culex torrentium
physico-chemical