Australian Journal of Entomology (2002) 41, 339-344

Jason A.L. Jeffery, Peter A. Ryan, Scott A. Lyons and Brian H. Kay (2002)
Vector competence of Coquillettidia linealis (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) for Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses
Australian Journal of Entomology 41 (4), 339-344
Abstract: Coquillettidia linealis is a severe pest on some of the Moreton Bay islands in Queensland, Australia, but little is known of its breeding habitats and biology. Because of its high abundance and its association with Ross River (RR) and Barmah Forest (BF) viruses by field isolation, its vector competence was evaluated in the laboratory by feeding dilutions of both viruses in blood. For RR, Cq. linealis was of comparable efficiency to Ochlerotatus vigilax (Skuse), recognised as being a major vector. Results were as follows for Cq. linealis and Oc. vigilax, respectively: dose to infect 50%, 10^2.2 and <10^1.7 CCID₅₀/mosquito; 88% and 90% disseminated infection at 4 days postinfection; transmission at 4 days with rates of 68-92% and 25-60%. For BF dose to infect 50%, 10^2.7 and 10^2.0; disseminated infection rates on first transmission day (day 6), 40% and 70%; transmission rates of 8-16% and 0-10%. As a capillary-tube method was used rather than suckling mice to demonstrate transmission, transmission rates may be underestimates. This, the first study of the vector competence of Cq. linealis in Australia, demonstrates that this species deserves control on the southern Moreton Bay islands.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied with permission by the publisher.)
Link to article at publishers website
Database assignments for author(s): Peter A. Ryan, Jason A.L. Jeffery, Brian H. Kay

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

---

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Coquillettidia linealis		Australia (NT+QLD)