Record Details
page 2-91
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 2-91 Phase II summary report (final) : Utah Lake water quality, hydrology and aquatic biology impact analysis summary for the irrigation and drainage system--Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 2-91 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 2-91 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; five days increases in irrigation practices as well as intermittent drying and flooding of drainage areas will result in an increase in the mosquito problem from this species as well as A dorsalis which is closely associated figure 2d ad 1 shows habitat areas for A nigromaculis nigro maculis around utah lake the females bite readily at any time during the day but like A dorsalis and A vexans texans activity increases at dusk this mosquito is also a strong flier in salt lake county migrations of 1012 10 12 miles from the breeding sites have been observed aedes nigromaculis nigro maculis has been fourth to sixth in abundance in utah county culex marsalis tarsalis tar salis the species culex tarsalis marsalis tar salis is the most important known vector of western equine encephalitis WEE and st louis encephalitis SLE california encephalitic virus has also been isolated from this mosquito from a disease standpoint this is the most important species of mosquito in the state according to beck 1961 C marsalis tarsalis tar salis is the most important mosquito occurring in utah county collection records of the utah county mosquito abatement department show C tarsalis marsalis tar salis abundance varies from year to year but is generally one of the three most abundant mosquitoes collected the female hibernates during the winter in cellars rodent burrows rock piles and other sheltered protected areas the eggs are laid on the surface of the water in clusters which float and hatch in about two days linam 1965 reported that larvae of C tarsalis marsalis tar salis live in the greatest number of habitats are the most abundant and widespread and display the greatest altitudinal range of any of the culex species included in his study the larvae are found in waste irrigation water ponds marshes pastures hoof prints roadside ditches and pits figure 2d ad 2 shows the extent of major larval habitats of C marsalis tarsalis tar salis around utah lake females are rarely seen during the day but are persistant persistent persi stant biters during twilight and after dark they will feed on humans domestic 2 91 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/9816 |
