Aedes canadensis Aedes canadensis , overwinters in the egg stage and is one of the earliest species to hatch in the spring, as soon as there are openings in the ice-covered woodland pools . Females remain in the woods near their larval habitat and will attack during the day but especially in the evening and early morning. Females feed readily on mammals, amphibians and reptiles, with birds being somewhat less attractive. Aedes excrucians Aedes excrucians larvae are usually found in cool, temporary pools with scattered shade especially near coniferous forests and sometimes hardwood swamps and sphagnum bogs. The females bite any time during the day or evening in wooded or shaded areas and in open areas at night.
Females feed mostly on mammals and sometimes on birds.
Aedes triseriatus Aedes triseriatus breeds in a wide variety of natural and artificial containers and can have several generations per year. Suitable breeding sites for this species include holes in trees, rain barrels, cans, buckets and tires . Females feed in the morning and early evening. Aedes triseriatus seems to be indiscriminate in its feeding habits, feeding on mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Coquillettidia perturbans Coquillettidia perturbans lays its eggs in rafts simular to those of Culex species.