🦟 #DIMOC (#BiodivHealth) study in Camargue, France, shows Culex pipiens mosquitoes prefer feeding on Passeriformes, like pigeons & sparrows, along a land-use gradient. Key birds may drive West Nile & Usutu virus spread.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12802

🦟 Birds vs. mosquito virus: Of the importance of balanced species distribution!
#DIMOC (#BiodivHealth) shows higher bird diversity and abundance can raise USUV risk in mosquitoes if species evenness is low.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13213