Natural Hosts of Mosquitoes in Northern Ellesmere Island

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Corbet, Philip S., Downe, A.E.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
• Subjects: Evaporation; Ellesmere Island; Lake Hazen; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66472

Aedes impiger and A. nigripes, near Lake Hazen, were observed to take blood from musk-oxen, birds(mainly the eider ducks), and man. Precipitin tests showed several specimens contained blood of two kinds. The reaction of the host to harassment by mosquitos appears to determine which hosts are fed on...