The use of optomotor cues by female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes orienting upwind was examined in a turbulent plume of carbon dioxide in a wind tunnel. Optomotor cues were provided by a stationary or moving floor pattern. Flights were video recorded using two cameras and analyzed in 3-D. Flights were calculated for three treatments: floor moving upwind, floor moving downwind, and floor not moving to verify if optomotor anemotaxis is employed in upwind flight by Culex quinquefasciatus.
Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Culex quinquefasciatus
Keywords: optomotor anemotaxis, flight
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