Culex pipiens (IMAGE) UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Caption The common house mosquito (Culex pipiens) can transmit the West Nile virus Credit Fabrizio Montarsi, CC BY 3.0 Usage Restrictions Credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.