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Florida’s warm, rainy climate is ideal for frogs and the mosquitoes that feed on them. In fact, the southeastern United States, and Florida in particular, are home to a number of frog and mosquito species which do not occur in the rest of North America, having originated from neotropical relatives. However, little is known about Florida’s frog-biting mosquitoes. This is likely due to their elusive habits and their negligible impact as pests or human disease vectors. Still, there are several reasons Florida’s Frog-biting Mosquitoes by Erik M Blosser and L Philip Lounibos for studying these creatures. Besides being fascinating in their own right, frog-biting mosquitoes can help us understand patterns and behaviors that apply to mosquitoes in general. Host selection and host defense are two such subjects. Additionally, recent evidence has pointed to the possibility that ectotherms may be involved in the maintenance of viruses important to humans, such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (Cupp et al, 2004). In this article we introduce a few of the frog-biting Figure 1: Culex iolambdis feeding on a Cuban Treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis. mosquitoes of south Florida and consider some of the similarities and differences between these species. One method for categorizing the biting habits of mosquitoes is based on host specificity. Species fall along a range anywhere from generalists to specialists. Generalists are able to feed on a variety of hosts; specialists are expected to be more highly adapted to their preferred host group. These adaptations could include any number of traits, Wing Beats Spring 2012 5
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