Diel and Seasonal Activity of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Near Yankeetown, Florida, Monitored with a Vehicle-mounted Insect Trap

Lillie, Thomas H.; Kline, Daniel L.; Hall, Donald W.

doi:10.1093/jmedent/24.4.503

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“…Therefore, insecticide applications should be timed to coincide with peak activity period of the target pests (World Health Organization [WHO] 2003). Salt marsh biting midges such as C. furens and C. hollensis are most active from 1 h before to 2 h after sunset (Lillie et al 1987, Breidenbaugh et al 2009), which overlaps with the application times in this study. Likewise, many salt marsh mosquitoes (e.g., Ae.…”

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Effects of Aerial Applications of Naled on Nontarget Insects at Parris Island, South Carolina

Breidenbaugh

Szalay

2010

Environ Entomol

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Testing impacts of large-scale aerial spraying to control public health pests under realistic field conditions are needed to understand impacts on natural populations of nontarget insects. Responses of terrestrial insects to aerial applications of an organophosphate insecticide, naled, used for mosquito and biting midge control were studied on Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. Aerial applications were made with C-130 aircraft at dusk in 2003 and in 2005. In 2003, we sampled two locations on Parris Island with Malaise traps before and after spraying, and used Before-After analyses to examine changes in terrestrial insect diversity and abundance. In 2005, we sampled insects with yellow pan traps at three locations on Parris Island and at an untreated control site. A Before-After Control-Impact analysis at each location was conducted to compare changes. In 2003, numbers of four of 12 common taxa (Dolichopodidae, Sarcophagidae, Syrphidae, Tachinidae) were lower after sprays. However, there were no significant changes in numbers of common taxa or total numbers in 2005. Shannon diversities (H') were not different in either year indicating that sprays had minimal impact on overall community biodiversity. In contrast, populations of pestiferous biting midges (Culicoides spp.) collected in CDC-style traps were reduced by 94-99% after spraying in both years; mosquito numbers declined by 88.2% in 2003 and 92.5% in 2005, after sprays.

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Effects of Aerial Applications of Naled on Nontarget Insects at Parris Island, South Carolina

Breidenbaugh

Szalay

2010

Environ Entomol

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“…However, only few studies have described rigorously Culicoides circadian cycles with consecutive 24 h collections [18], [19], [30], and only one has considered host-seeking behavior of European Culicoides using horse-baited collections [20]. Two patterns of host-seeking activity were observed during our 24 consecutive hours of collection.…”

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“…Hours of midge attacks can lengthen when low-light overcast conditions prevail, leading to biting throughout the day in both open ( Culicoides impunctatus Goetghebuer) and forested environments ( C. obsoletus ) [17]. However, only a few studies have described rigorously Culicoides nycthemeral cycles with consecutive 24 h collections [18], [19], and only one has utilized host-seeking behavior of European Culicoides [20]. Using horse-baited collections, the latter found that the largest number of C. obsoletus was collected at sunset, far less at sunrise and occasionally in the afternoon and night.…”

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Host-Seeking Activity of Bluetongue Virus Vectors: Endo/Exophagy and Circadian Rhythm of Culicoides in Western Europe

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Feeding success of free-living hematophagous insects depends on their ability to be active when hosts are available and to reach places where hosts are accessible. When the hematophagous insect is a vector of pathogens, determining the components of host-seeking behavior is of primary interest for the assessment of transmission risk. Our aim was to describe endo/exophagy and circadian host-seeking activity of Palaearctic Culicoides species, which are major biting pests and arbovirus vectors, using drop traps and suction traps baited with four sheep, as bluetongue virus hosts. Collections were carried out in the field, a largely-open stable and an enclosed stable during six collection periods of 24 hours in April/May, in late June and in September/October 2010 in western France. A total of 986 Culicoides belonging to 13 species, mainly C. brunnicans and C. obsoletus, was collected on animal baits. Culicoides brunnicans was clearly exophagic, whereas C. obsoletus was able to enter stables. Culicoides brunnicans exhibited a bimodal pattern of host-seeking activity with peaks just after sunrise and sunset. Culicoides obsoletus was active before sunset in spring and autumn and after sunset in summer, thus illustrating influence of other parameters than light, especially temperature. Description of host-seeking behaviors allowed us to discuss control strategies for transmission of Culicoides-borne pathogens, such as bluetongue virus. However, practical vector-control recommendations are difficult to provide because of the variation in the degree of endophagy and time of host-seeking activity.

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“…The inßuence of the lunar cycle on Culicoides activity seems to be highly species speciÞc and increased activity has been associated with both the Þrst quarter (Kettle 1968, Kettle et al 1998) and full moon (Barnard and Jones 1980;Edwards et al 1987;Lillie et al 1987Lillie et al , 1988 conditions, although many other studies have recorded no such relationship. In the current study, C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus activity at dusk was weakly correlated with lunar phase and brightness, however, this observation requires conÞrmation as, to date, no studies have taken into account the impact of artiÞcial light in the study area.…”

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“…This represents the Þrst time that this technique has been used systematically on Culicoides species in Europe, despite widespread use of truck traps in surveys of Culicoides elsewhere (Bidlingmayer 1961, Nelson and Bellamy 1971, Nathan 1981, Lillie et al 1987, Bishop et al 1995, Kettle et al 1998. Conclusions are drawn regarding Culicoides activity levels and hence the probability of their long-distance transport.…”

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Investigation of Diel Activity ofCulicoidesBiting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the United Kingdom by Using a Vehicle-Mounted Trap

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Truck trap collections of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were made during 2 yr of sampling from 2008 to 2009 at a farm site in southern England. Samples were collected from 810 sample runs carried out over 52 d and contained 7,095 Culicoides of which more than half (50.3%) were identified as Culicoides obsoletus Meigen by using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay. Other commonly encountered species included Culicoides scoticus Downes & Kettle (14.7% of total Culicoides caught), Culicoides dewulfi Goetghebuer (3.7%), and Culicoides chiopterus Meigen (4.2%). The activity rates of these species were examined with regard to both meteorological factors (light intensity, humidity, temperature, and wind speed and direction) and other potentially contributing variables (lunar phase and brightness, sunset time, and year) by using generalized linear models. All the species examined were collected in greater abundance at sunset, although the relationship between underlying light intensity and numbers was less pronounced in C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus. Collections of Culicoides were reduced at temperatures above 21 degrees C and were inversely related to wind speed. Variation between species was recorded, however, in response to wind direction: C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus were associated with prevailing winds passing through fields containing livestock, whereas C. obsoletus and C. scoticus demonstrated no such relationship. A male:female ratio of 1:3.56 was observed in catches, and male populations were protandrous. These results are discussed with reference both to the ecology of these species and methods currently used to predict adult Culicoides movement and abundance in Europe.

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Diel and Seasonal Activity of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Near Yankeetown, Florida, Monitored with a Vehicle-mounted Insect Trap

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Effects of Aerial Applications of Naled on Nontarget Insects at Parris Island, South Carolina

Effects of Aerial Applications of Naled on Nontarget Insects at Parris Island, South Carolina

Host-Seeking Activity of Bluetongue Virus Vectors: Endo/Exophagy and Circadian Rhythm of Culicoides in Western Europe

Investigation of Diel Activity ofCulicoidesBiting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the United Kingdom by Using a Vehicle-Mounted Trap

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