Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Culicoides Biting Midges in Livestock Sheds in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Culicoides biting midges were collected using UV light traps from nine livestock farms in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Collections were made one night per month from June 2020 to May 2021 to determine the seasonal changes and spatial distribution of the Culicoides assemblage. The influence of four environmental factors (temperature, rainfall, humidity, and wind speed), types of animals in each shed (cattle, pigs, and avians), and neighboring animals (those in the other sheds and their proximity) were assessed. A subsample of 130,670 out of a total of 224,153 specimens collected was identified and counted. The collections were predominantly female (76.9%), though males were also commonly collected (23.1%). The dominant species included C. peregrinus (97,098 individu

SUBMITTER: Thepparat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432189 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature