Aedes bahamensis, also known as Howardina bahamensis, is a mosquito native to the
Caribbean and
Bahamas,[1] which was first discovered in two counties of southern Florida in 1986,.[2] The females of the species do not require a blood meal to produce eggs, although they will bite if starved of nectar or in order to produce a second brood.[3] They are thought to be capable of transmitting
St. Louis encephalitis.[4][5]
^Shroyer DA. "Preliminary studies of Aedes bahamensis as a host and potential vector of St. Louis encephalitis virus". J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 7: 63–5.
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