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The flying activity of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) in Verkiai Regional Park, southeastern Lithuania / [PDF]

, 2021
Culicoides biting midges are small dipterous insects (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) which are known to be vectors of arboviruses, bacteria, protozoan and helminth parasites that can cause disease and mortality in livestock and poultry globally.
Bartkevičienė, Galina,, Bukauskaitė, Dovilė,, Bernotienė, Rasa,, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Galina Bartkevičienė, Rasa Bernotienė   +5 more
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Identity and diversity of blood meal hosts of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides Latreille) in Denmark

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Host preference studies in haematophagous insects e.g. Culicoides biting midges are pivotal to assess transmission routes of vector-borne diseases and critical for the development of veterinary contingency plans to identify which species ...
Lassen Sandra B, Nielsen Søren, Kristensen Michael   +2 more
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Genetic characterization and molecular identification of the bloodmeal sources of the potential bluetongue vector Culicoides obsoletus in the Canary Islands, Spain

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges are vectors for a diversity of pathogens including bluetongue virus (BTV) that generate important economic losses.
Martínez-de la Puente Josué, Martínez Javier, Ferraguti Martina, Morales-de la Nuez Antonio, Castro Noemí, Figuerola Jordi   +5 more
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The role of biting midges in avian blood parasites transmission [PDF]

, 2021
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are hematophagous in- sects mainly important as vectors of viral diseases of farm animals.
Chobotová, Kristýna
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Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and may aid in developing protective measures against them.
Gustavo Tomás, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, M. Dolores Barón, Cristina Ruiz-Castellano, Juan J. Soler, Juan J. Soler   +8 more
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Spatio-temporal occurrence of Culicoides biting midges in the climatic regions of Switzerland, along with large scale species identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Culicoides biting midges are incriminated as biological vectors of a number of viruses, e.g. bluetongue virus. In order to define vector-free periods/areas and to assess the vectorial role of the various Culicoides species, a comprehensive ...
Kaufmann Christian, Steinmann Irene C, Hegglin Daniel, Schaffner Francis, Mathis Alexander   +4 more
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Additional file 6 of Emergence dynamics of adult Culicoides biting midges at two farms in south-east England

, 2022
Additional file 6: Table S1.
Simon Carpenter (195515), Simon Gubbins (63360), Jessica Eleanor Stokes (13037455), Christopher Sanders (658179)   +3 more
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Biting Midges, No-See-Ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

EDIS
Biting midges (also known as no-see-ums, sand flies, or sand gnats) are tiny bloodsucking flies that are important for several reasons. In the United States, especially in coastal areas, these biting insects are often abundant and persistent pests of ...
Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Vilma M Cooper, Charlotte A Addae, Eva A Buckner   +3 more
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The bloodsucking biting midges of Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
A key is presented for the identification of the adults of 54 species of bloodsucking ceratopogonids, 51 of which are known inhabitants of Argentina, and Culicoides uruguayensis Ronderos, C. pifanoi Ortiz, and C. trilineatus Fox, which are known to occur in bordering Uruguay and Paraguay.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Ronderos, María Marcela, Díaz, Florentina, Marino, Pablo Ignacio   +3 more
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Delineation of Culicoides species by morphology and barcode exemplified by three new species of the subgenus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Scandinavia

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause biting nuisance to livestock and humans and are vectors of a range of pathogens of medical and veterinary importance.
Soren Achim Nielsen, Michael Kristensen
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