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Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) midges, the vectors of African horse sickness virus – a host/vector contact study in the Niayes area of Senegal

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2015
Background African horse sickness (AHS) is an equine disease endemic to Senegal. The African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is transmitted to the mammalian hosts by midges of the Culicoides Latreille genus.
Moussa Fall   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

The occurrence of fungal and insect pests in riparian stands of the central Hron and Slatina rivers

open access: yesJournal of Forest Science, 2006
The paper deals with the occurrence of fungi and rusts, viruses and insects on main woody species in riparian stands along the middle courses of the Slatina and Hron rivers in Slovakiain 2002-2004.
J. Kodrík, M. Kodrík, P. Hlaváč
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological Investigation of Bovine Ephemeral Fever Outbreaks in Israel

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
Outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) occurred in Israel in 1990, 1999, and 2004. The main patterns of BEF spread were similar in the 1990 and in 1999 epidemics, and the BEF virus was probably carried in vectors transported by air streams across the Rift Valley and the Red Sea. In the 2004 outbreak, the primary focus of the disease was the southern
Israel Yeruham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal dynamics of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges, potential vectors of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses in the Niayes area of Senegal

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The African horse sickness epizootic in Senegal in 2007 caused considerable mortality in the equine population and hence major economic losses.
Maryam Diarra   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the specificity of avian blood parasites: Revealing specific and generalist relationships between haemosporidians and biting midges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The study of host-parasite relationships involving vector-borne parasites requires understanding interactions between parasites and vectors. The capacity of haemosporidians to infect insects has clear evolutionary consequences for the transmission of ...
Herrero, Jessica   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Cytisus scoparius*

open access: yesJournal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 7, Page 1877-1933, July 2025.
Broom is an attractive and common native plant across Britain, Ireland and most of Europe, and yet it is considered a harmful and invasive weed around the rest of the world. This is aided by broom thriving on poor dry soils, helped by using green stems for photosynthesis and having root nodules to fix nitrogen.
Peter A. Thomas   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa specimen trees from the UK

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers the plant health risks posed by the following commodities: Alnus cordata and
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Révision des espèces de Culicoides apparentées à C. schultzei (Enderlein, 1908) dans la région afrotropicale (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
L'examen de plus de 2000 spécimens de #Culicoides$ du groupe #schultzei$ originaires de la région afrotropicale a permis de reconnaître six espèces dont trois sont nouvelles pour la science : #C. enderleini$, #C. nevilli$ et #C.subschultzei$.
Brunhes, Jacques, Cornet, Michel
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Parasitoides calcidoides (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) asociados con Sibinia subelliptica (Desbrochers, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en Bulgaria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The weevil Sibinia subelliptica (Desbrochers, 1873) and a rich complex of associated chalcidoid parasitoids were reared from inflorescences of Dianthus giganteus d’Urv. (Caryophyllaceae) in Bulgaria. The following taxa were identified:
Antov, Miroslav   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Restoration of semi-natural grasslands, a success for phytophagous beetles (Curculionidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Semi-natural pastures have rich plant and animal communities of high conservation value which depend on extensive management. As the area of such land decreases, abandoned semi-natural grasslands have been restored to re-establish biodiversity ...
Jonsell, Mats   +4 more
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