| breeding sites of culicoides pachymerus lutz in the magdalena river basin, colombia. | the breeding sites of culicoides pachymerus are described for the first time in western boyacá province, colombia, where this species is a public health problem. in addition to being a nuisance due to its enormous density and its high biting rates, c. pachymerus cause dermatological problems in the human population. analysis of microhabitats by the sugar flotation technique and the use of emergence traps allowed us to recover 155 larvae of culicoides spp and 65 adults of c. pachymerus from perid ... | 2010 | 20428684 |