The effect of light trap height on the numbers of Culicoides midges collected under field conditions in South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 343-345

  Venter, G J ^a   Hermanides, K G ^a   Boikanyo, S N B ^a   Majatladi, D M ^a   Morey, L ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b ARC Biometry Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collection; Culicoides; Culicoides imicola; Light traps; South Africa; Trap height

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES MAGNUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLY; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; LIGHT; LIGHT TRAP; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES COMPOSITION; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; LIGHT; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES MAGNUS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70449527466     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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