The Influence of Environmental Management and Animal Shelters in Vector Control of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in Northeastern Brazil

摘要: We investigated whether biting midges in peridomestic environments are affected by environmental management practices and the presence of domestic animals. used CDC light traps to collect 112 residences across 24 locations along tourism routes Maranhao, Brazil. The collection areas were characterized as follows: i) area with animals without (dirty); ii) (clean); iii) iv) (dirty). first two treatments had higher midge species richness abundance, respectively. Generalized linear models indicated a positive correlation between an approximate four-fold increase Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) abundance same model showed that have no influence on richness. Environmental does not appear or midges.