Mosquitoes of California

Mosquito research in the state of California dates back to the early 1900s. Over the past century effective control of mosquitoes in the state has limited their impact through pathogen transmission and annoyance biting, but with the recent introduction of several peridomestic species that are effective vectors of pathogens, management has become more difficult. 

Co-authored by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Lynn S. Kimsey and Professor Emeritus Robert K. Washino (Dept of Entomology & Nematology, UC Davis), the fourth edition of Mosquitoes of California covers all the 56 species recorded in California, including the one potential invasive species of Aedes. It is the only California identification guide to include the new invasive species. 

This fully revised edition provides diagnostic tools, biology and distributions for all recorded species and includes:

• Illustrated identification keys to genera and species
• Color photographs of males and females of each species
• Details of the biology of each species
• Distribution maps
• Vector competence

Mosquitoes of California is an essential reference for California mosquito abatement districts, pest control advisors, the public health community, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and medical entomologists, as well as graduate and undergraduate students.