FACTS
LOCAL MOSQUITOES
West Nile Virus
Vector Mosquitoes
Culex tarsalis Western
Equine Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex pipiens
Northern House Mosquito
Culex erythrothorax
Tulle Mosquito
Other Local
Significant Species
Aedes nigromaculis
Irrigated Pasture Mosquito
Irrigated Pasture Mosquito
Aedes vexans
Inland Flood Water Mosquito
Anopheles freeborni
Western Malaria Mosquito
Larval Stage
Wigglers which feed on
organic material in the water
Instar Stage
Larval stages are known
as instar stages 1-4.
Pupae Stage
Very active stage; also called tumblers.
This stage does not feed.