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Culex quinquefasciatus
(a type of insect)
southern house mosquito

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Culex quinquefasciatus (the southern house mosquito) is a vector for avian malaria (and probably avian pox) in Hawaii.  "[Culex quinquefasciatus] was the .rst mosquito to arrive in Hawaii, having been introduced in 1826 when, presumably, it was brought ashore in water casks from a ship recently sailed from Mexico." 

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Culex quinquefasciatus
Nomenclatural information about Culex quinquefasciatus is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

In the news

New mosquito-control hope (Raising Islands Blog, 19 August 2007)
Bloggist Jan TenBruggencate reviews the history of mosquito introductions to Hawaii and discusses the discovery of a fungus that can shorten the life span of mosquitoes.

Other resources

Mosquitoes in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
"Mosquitoes in Hawaii" is a 2005 position paper presented by the Hawaii Conservation Alliance.

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