The Arizona State University (ASU) Tempe campus is inhabited by some 55,000 enrolled students as well as several mosquito species that can transmit West Nile virus, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. The time of host-seeking of these vectors has not been quantified on the ASU Tempe campus, but this information is important to inform ground and/or truck-mount fogging operations targeting mosquitoes to prevent or control disease outbreaks. We quantified the time of host-seeking of the predominant mosquito vector species at the ASU Tempe campus during the post-monsoon season in 2021, using collection bottle rotators with encephalitis vector survey traps that were baited with CO2, at 3 h intervals during a full day. Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti, and Culex tarsalis were the most abundant species captured. Pre-midnight host-seeking (18:00-00:00) accounted for 52% of all captures, whereas post-midnight host-seeking (00:00-06:00) accounted for 35% of all captures. Peak activity times were between 21:00 and 00:00 for Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. tarsalis, and between 15:00 and 18:00 for Ae. aegypti. Data can be used to inform local mosquito surveillance and control programs.
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