Howard J J, White D J, Muller S L
J Med Entomol. 1989 May;26(3):190-9. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/26.3.190.
Natural populations of Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) and Cs. morsitans (Theobald) were marked and released at three sites associated with the Toad Harbor-Big Bay Swamp eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus focus in central New York. Collections of Culiseta from surveillance sites within 12.8 km of the release sites were screened for marked specimens. A total of 172 marked specimens were recaptured. The majority of recaptured mosquitoes were collected at sites associated with the swamp complex, but some were collected at seven of the eight recapture sites, up to 9.8 km from a release site. The distances traveled by 103 recaptured individuals were used to calculate the mean distance traveled and flight ranges for sexes and cohorts of both species. The mean distance traveled for females that were marked and released from resting shelters was 4 km for Cs. melanura and 5 km for Cs. morsitans. The mean distance traveled for females marked and released from a CDC + CO2 light trap was 9 km and 8 km for Cs. melanura and Cs. morsitans, respectively. The flight ranges of these species overlap the EEE epizoötic zone, and the results of these studies support the hypothesis that these species are involved in the transfer of EEE virus from swamp to upland habitats.
在纽约州中部与蟾蜍港 - 大湾沼泽东部马脑炎（EEE）病毒疫源地相关的三个地点，对黑跗库蚊（Coquillett）和刺扰库蚊（Theobald）的自然种群进行了标记和释放。对释放地点12.8公里范围内监测点采集的库蚊样本进行标记标本筛查。共重新捕获了172个标记标本。大多数重新捕获的蚊子是在与沼泽复合体相关的地点采集到的，但在八个重新捕获地点中的七个地点也采集到了一些，距离释放地点最远达9.8公里。利用103个重新捕获个体的飞行距离来计算两个物种不同性别和种群的平均飞行距离和飞行范围。从栖息处标记并释放的黑跗库蚊雌蚊平均飞行距离为4公里，刺扰库蚊雌蚊为5公里。从疾控中心 + 二氧化碳诱蚊灯诱捕器标记并释放的黑跗库蚊和刺扰库蚊雌蚊平均飞行距离分别为9公里和8公里。这些物种的飞行范围与EEE动物流行病区域重叠，这些研究结果支持了这样的假设，即这些物种参与了EEE病毒从沼泽地向高地栖息地的传播。
