| seasonal dynamics of biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae, culicoides spp.) on dairy farms of central germany during the 2007/2008 epidemic of bluetongue. | the unforeseen outbreak of bluetongue in north-western europe in august 2006 raised the question, which culicoides spp. were involved in the transmission of bluetongue virus (btv). based on the decision 2007/20/eu of december 2006, a large-scale entomological surveillance programme was initiated in the five affected eu member states including germany. this paper reports on the entomological findings obtained from march/april 2007 to may 2008 at 15 sampling sites in the federal states of lower sa ... | 2009 | 19333620 |
| activity of culicoides spp. (diptera: ceratopogonidae) inside and outside of livestock stables in late winter and spring. | culicoides latreille, 1809 midge species are the putative vectors of bluetongue virus (btv) and schmallenberg virus (sbv) in europe. to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology of the diseases, basic knowledge about the overwintering of the vectors is needed. therefore, we investigated culicoid activity in relation to air temperature at livestock stables during late winter and spring season. ceratopogonids were captured weekly indoors and outdoors on three cattle farms, three horse farms ... | 2017 | 28054179 |