Abstract
Culex quinquefasciatus is a culicid of great medical importance in the world. This species is the main vector of bancroftian filariosis in the Neotropics, and can also transmit arboviruses among animals and humans, such as the West Nile Virus (WNV), the ethiologic agent of a severe encephalitis. This mosquito has synanthropic habits, is capable of living in polluted areas in the cities, a…