Cattail Mosquito

Coquillettidia perturbans

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Coquillettidia perturbans have been discovered in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. This species of mosquitoes is known throughout parts of the world as vectors of West Nile virus, West Nile fever, and especially Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. The geographic range of Cq. perturbans is increasing due to the growing extensity of the feeding area and disease transmission of this species. They are known to exist throughout the United States, mainly with a southern...

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