Environmental Entomology (1984) 13, 424-429

M.H. Birley, Y. Braverman and K. Frish (1984)
Survival and blood-feeding rate of some Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Israel
Environmental Entomology 13 (2), 424-429
Abstract: Vector survival and blood-feeding rate are important components of vectorial capacity, and their measurement may help to identify disease foci. These parameters were estimated for populations of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Israel during the spring of 1981. Mean survival rate per gonotrophic cycle varied from 0.15 for C. newsteadi Austen at Newe Ya'ar, 0.20 to 0.27 for C. obsoletus Meigen at Kabri, to 0.26 to 0.47 for C. imicola Kieffer at Bet-Dagan. The gonotrophic cycle varied from 2 to 6 days. It was concluded that the potential vectorial capacity was very low at the sites and season of sampling.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yehuda Braverman

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culicoides imicola		Israel
	Culicoides obsoletus		Israel
	Culicoides newsteadi		Israel
	Culicoides punctatus		Israel
	Culicoides circumscriptus		Israel