Biting rates of Culieoides midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on sheep in northeastern Spain in relation to midge capture using UV light and carbon dioxide-baited traps

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 615-624

  Gerry, Alec C ^a   Sarto I Monteys, V ^b   Vidal, J O Moreno ^b   Francino, O ^c   Mullens, Bradley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Generalitat de Cata Lunya ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Bluetongue; Culieoides; Sheep; Spain

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS; ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; OVIS ARIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; INSECT BITE; POPULATION DENSITY; SHEEP; SPAIN; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; POPULATION DENSITY; SHEEP; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67650133196     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0329     Document Type: Article

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