Culex

These mosquitoes are often called Culex molestus even though the molestus from different cities are not directly related.

Microbiology pioneer dies - The Panda's Thumb 2006

These mosquitoes are often called Culex molestus even though the molestus from different cities are not directly related.

Microbiology pioneer dies - The Panda's Thumb 2006

The Anopheles is more common in the country, while the Culex is a city pest.

The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow

The designation does not fit the Culex, which is the only poem besides the Aetna that could be in question.

Vergil Frank, Tenney, 1876-1939 1922

An underwater army of Culex larvae, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Eaten by Aedes: The buzz on summer mosquitoes 2010

It turns out that Culex pipiens larvae thrive in the top layers of raw sewage and stagnant ponds, which are still plentiful during dry spells.

The Winged Menace 2008

The Culex genus, which often carries WNV, usually doesn't become active until near dark.

grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008

Presumably most of those were the more dangerous Culex.

grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008

Japanese Encephalitis - mosquito-borne (Culex tritaeniorhynchus) viral disease associated with rural areas in Asia; acute encephalitis can progress to paralysis, coma, and death; fatality rates 30%.

Notes and Definitions 2008

"It cannot be passed from person to person, only from infected birds to Culex mosquitoes and from mosquitoes to humans," says Dr. Roy Campbell of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Winged Menace 2008