Caractérisation écologique des milieux humides à larves de moustiques (Culicides) de la région subarctique continentale d'Opinaca (territoire de la Baie de James, Québec)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Mailhot, Yves, Maire, Alain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Rugosa; Eastmain; Subarctic; subarctique*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z78-322; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z78-322

Twenty mosquito species were collected in a low-subarctic area located between Eastmain River and Petit-Opinaca Lake, Quebec (52°15′ N, 76°38′ W). Qualitative and quantitative analyses of larval mosquito populations identified 20 ecological units that served as larval breeding sites. The data revealed typical larval associations such as Aedes canadensis – Aedes decticus, characteristic of the open bog series, Aedes communis – Aedes pionips of alder–willow groves (Salix planifolia – Alnus rugosa), Aedes intrudens and Aedes cinereus in flooded riparian areas. The ecology of species with summer larvae is also described: Culex restuans, Culex territans, Culiseta alaskaensis, and Culiseta impatiens.