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 overwintering mosquitoes - Culex?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 03-08-2013 22:50
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3938 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, The cellar of the house of my parents-in-law in southern Brandenburg serves as wintering grounds for hundreds of mosquitoes. Most of them seem to belong to the same taxon, and I wonder if it is Culex. Can we find out a species name? I remember that Tony wrote a long time ago that C. pipiens females do not suck blood of humans but prefer birds. However, in the last weeks one could not stay in the garden without using a repellent, as the flies were very aggressive. The photos are from November 2011. Thanks in advance, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [163.89Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-08-2013 17:23
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7324 Joined: 19.11.04 |
They do look like Culex. As far as biting is concerned, there is a form of pipiens called molestus which does bite people. Also Culex modestus is spreading (though I'm not sure if it's reached Germany). It too is a viscious biter.
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