Feeding patterns of molestus and pipiens forms of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in a region of high hybridization
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BACKGROUND: Two biological forms of the mosquito Culex pipiens s.s., denoted pipiens and molestus, display behavioural differences that may affect their role as vectors of arboviruses. In this study, the feeding patterns of molestus and pipiens forms were investigated in Comporta (Portugal), where high levels of inter-form admixture have been recorded. METHODS: Indoor and outdoor mosquito collections were performed in the summer of 2010. Collected Cx. pipiens s.l. females were molecularly identified to species and form by PCR and genotyped for six microsatellites. The source of the blood meal in post-fed females was determined by ELISA and mitochondrial DNA sequencing. RESULTS: The distribution of the forms differed according to the collection method. The molestus form was present only in indoor collections, whereas pipiens and admixed individuals were sampled both indoors and outdoors. In both forms, over 90% of blood meals were made on avian hosts. These included blood meals taken from Passeriformes (Passer domesticus and Turdus merula) by females caught resting inside domestic shelters. CONCLUSION: Genetic structure and blood meal analyses suggest the presence of a bird biting molestus population in the study area. Both forms were found to rest indoors, mainly in avian shelters, but at least a proportion of females of the pipiens form may bite outdoors in sylvan habitats and then search for anthropogenic resting sites to complete their gonotrophic cycle. This behaviour may potentiate the accidental transmission of arboviruses to humans in the region.
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The detection of filarioid worms with a possible avian origin in Cx. pipiens, mainly of the pipiens form and hybrids, is consistent with its ornithophilic habits.
“The detection of filarioid worms with a possible avian origin in Cx. pipiens, mainly of the pipiens form and hybrids is consistent with its ornithophilic habits ( Gomes et al., 2013)”
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Genetic analysis of mosquito populations solely based on ITS-2 sequences is not devoid of analytical limitations.
“Despite its usefulness, genetic analysis of mosquito populations solely based on such a strategy is not devoid of analytical limitations, which could be overcome via combination with microsatellite analyses in future studies ( Gomes et al., 2013).”
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- Authors
- Gomes, B., Sousa, C. A., Vicente, J. L., Pinho, L., Calderón, I., Arez, E., Almeida, A. P., Donnelly, M. J., & Pinto, J.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Pinto, João
- Venue
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2013-04-11
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 93-93
- ISSN
- 1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3637809
- OpenAlex
- W2146195042
- Cited by
- 103
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 7.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Parasites & Vectors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LSTM Online Archive (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (SFRH/BD/36410/2007, POCI/BIA-BDE/57650/2004)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
- Keywords
- Culex pipiens, blood meal sources, avian hosts, Passer domesticus, Turdus merula, indoor biting, hybridization, arbovirus vectors
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Birds, Blood Cells, Culex, Feeding Behavior, Female, Genotype, Insect Vectors, Portugal, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Microsatellite Repeats
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