The attraction range of the Onderstepoort 220V light trap for Culicoides biting midges as determined under South African field conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 222-229

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

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ARC Biometry Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attraction range; Collection; Culicoides imicola; Orbiviruses; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES BEDFORDI; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES PYCNOSTICTUS; DIPTERA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT TRAP; MALE; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; PARASITE CULTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; LIGHT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA; ORBIVIRUS;

EID: 84867142033     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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