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ScienceDaily: A new study looks at how leaf litter in water influences the abundance of Culex pipiens mosquitoes, which can transmit West Nile virus to humans, domestic animals, birds and other wildlife. The study found that different species of leaf litter in standing water influence where Culex pipiens mosquitoes deposit their eggs, how quickly the larvae grow, how big they get and whether they survive to adulthood. Because the mosquitoes feed on bacteria that grow on leaf litter, the team also measured how......
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What’s in your landscape? Plants alter West Nile virus risk
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 6th, 2015
Posted in Water Conservation