Culex quinquefasciatus Cx. quinquefasciatus, Cx. pipiens, and Cx. pipiens molestus members of the Cx. pipiens complex have undergone enormous adaptations and expansions into urban and peri-urban environments worldwide.
Sentinel cages used in ground ULV trials- open field Since we discovered a population of Cx. pipiens s.l. resistant to pyrethroids (Cornel et al 2000) we have followed up with ad hoc susceptibility testing.
Work is ongoing with Professor Leal (Department Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis- ) as the PI who is an expert in chemo reception to tease apart the mechanisms (genetic and biochemicals) of chemo receptive pathways that mosquitoes have evolved to detect hosts for blood meal engorgement and to sel...
Avian malaria and other parasites represent an interesting area of research because of high endemicity vs worldwide distributions and host and vector generality and specificity of different species and strains.
Expertise to identify African mosquito fauna is in desperate need. The last reviews of African Culex and Aedes was in 1941 (adults) and 1952 (larvae) and since then many species have been described and published in journals in different languages.
Anthony Cornel, Principal Investigator. Department of Entomology and Nematology UC Davis. Picture taken on the Island of Moheli, Comoros Archipelago, February 2011 Office: Mosquito Control Research Laboratory, Kearney Agricultural Field Station, 9240 S. Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, 93548.
Over the years we have collected mosquitoes from within homes, many times. Permission to enter homes must first be obtained from the local chief and elders. Their permission after discussions almost always gives us full access to homes.
