First record of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Alberta: Expanding distributions and ecotype patterns in a western Canadian province
Tiffany Pan, Michaela Seal, Hailey Shaw, Shahaanaa Mohanaraj, Gen Morinaga, Brittany Hogaboam, Michael Jenkins, Alexandra Coker, John Soghigian
The paper reports the first detection of Culex pipiens in Alberta, Canada, identifies the dominant ecotype as form pipiens, and notes a trend of increased form pipiens in northern latitudes.
Journal of Medical Entomology · Dec 20, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology