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Culicoides

Movements of adult Culicoides midges around stables in KwaZulu-Natal

  • 2010
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 40
A.B. Jenkins and M.B. Young Page: 505 - 509

Preferences of adult Culicoides midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were examined to identify focal spots for vectors of African Horse Sickness (AHS).  Five similar regions across five farms were sampled at regular periods over one year.  The catches were identified to species…

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Breeding sites of Culicoides midges in KwaZulu-Natal

  • 2010
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 40
A.B. Jenkins and M.B. Young Page: 510 - 513

Locating breeding sites of disease vectors is an essential part of their control and the subsequent control of the diseases that they transmit. African Horse Sickness (AHS) is vectored by Culicoides midges and, while information is available on their breeding…

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