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Difference betweenAnopheles, Culex and Aedes sp.

Muhammad Kamran M.Sc(Hons) Agri. EntomologyEntomology DepartmentCitrus Research Institute Sargodha

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Mosquito

• Mosquito larvae • Aquatic insects • 4-14+ days from egg to adult • Adults • May be strong to weak fliers, depending on

species

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Mosquito feeding

• Plant nectar or honeydew for first 3-5 days after emergence

• Blood of vertebrate hosts need for most species to initiate egg development Birds

• Mammals • Reptiles • Amphibians

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TWO BASIC TYPES

Floodwater mosquitoes Standing water (container) breeders Natural sitesArtificial sites

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Common pest species

Floodwater species Psorophora columbiae Aedes vexans Standing water speciesAedes albopictus/aegypti Aedes solicitans Culex quinquefasciatus Culex tarsalis

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Floodwater species

• Difficult to control drainage of marshes

• floodwater control • community fogging • avoidance

• Water only needs to stand 3-4 days to successfully breed mosquitoes

• Not important disease vectors

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Major standing water species

Culex Aedes

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Culex quinquefasciatus Southern house mosquito

• Delicate, dull brown mosquito; lacks bands on tarsi and proboscis

• prefers polluted water in containers or other standing water

• mostly feeds on birds, but thought to be principal vector of WNV to humans

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Other standing water species

– Aedes albopictus – Asian tiger mosquito – Daytime biter

– Aedes aegypti – yellow fever mosquito container breeder

– vector of yellow fever, dengue fever – being replaced by tiger mosquito?

– Aedes solicitans – salt water mosquito saline/brackish water

– vicious, daytime biter

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Life-cycle

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Difference between Anopheles, Culex

and Aedes

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANOPHELES, CULEX AND AEDES

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Anopheles eggs

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Culex Eggs

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Aedes eggs

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Anopheles Adult

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Culex Adult

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Aedes Adult

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