OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the host preferences in blood meal of specimens belonging to @entity10722 complex. METHODS: A total of 1284 female mosquitos were morphologically examined, and genomic DNA isolations were individually performed on 376 (28.4%) specimens that were determined to be Cx. pipiens complex. PCR was performed with primers to specifically amplify the avian and @entity1 mitochondrial cytochrome b (mt-cytb) gene region. Amplicons were cloned, and the obtained plasmids were sequenced to determine host species. RESULTS: Of 376 specimens, 148 (39.4%) were positive for the avian and/or @entity1 blood meal. Among the positive specimens, 43, 98, and seven were determined to be positive for only @entity1 , avian, and both avian and @entity1 blood, respectively. Avian host preference in blood meal of the specimens belonging to Cx. pipiens was found to be significant. Of 15 avian blood positive isolates, nine, three, two, and one were designated as blood meal from avian species in Passeriformes, Accipitriformes, Columbiformes, and Strigiformes orders, respectively. While six, four, three, and two out of 15 @entity1 blood-positive specimens were found to be positive for @entity1 , @entity291 , @entity742 , and @entity235 blood, respectively. CONCLUSION: Molecular data regarding the host preferences of the Cx. pipiens species complex in blood meal were revealed for the first time in @entity233 with this study.

Blood Meal Identification of the Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Specimens Belong to XXXX Complex that were Collected from Kayseri Province.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['mammalian', 'human'] @entity742 :: ('9940', 'Species') :: ['sheep'] @entity233 :: ('9103', 'Species') :: ['Turkey'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['dog'] @entity10722 :: ('7175', 'Species') :: ['Culex pipiens'] @entity291 :: ('9913', 'Species') :: ['cattle']
@entity10722 :: (7175,Species) :: ['Culex pipiens']
