Comparison of the efficiency of five suction light traps under field conditions in South Africa for the collection of Culicoides species.

摘要: Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are involved in the transmission of a variety pathogens, economically most important being orbiviruses that cause bluetongue and African horse sickness; both which have been shown to be multi-vector diseases. The identification all potential vectors will crucial for implementation integrated control measures disease risk analysis. primary monitoring tools used collection various models suction light traps. In order facilitate comparison data between laboratories efficiency five traps (Onderstepoort, Rieb, mini-CDC, Pirbright, BG-sentinel), at present past Europe, was compared field South Africa. Comparisons were done either three replicates 4x4 or two 5x5 randomized Latin square design. Onderstepoort trap collected significantly more than other Relatively small but statistically significant differences found species composition, parous rates, sex ratios as well ratio insects, determined by different It determine significance underlying causes these differences.