| distribution of culicoides sonorensis (diptera: ceratopogonidae) in nebraska, south dakota, and north dakota: clarifying the epidemiology of bluetongue disease in the northern great plains region of the united states. | the presence or absence of the biting midge culicoides sonorensis wirth & jones (diptera: ceratopogonidae), a primary vector of bluetongue viruses (genus orbivirus, family reoviridae, btv) in north america, was assessed on ranches and farms across the northern great plains region of the united states, specifically nebraska, south dakota, and north dakota, as part of a 2-yr regional study of btv exposure among cattle. blacklight/suction trap samples totaling 280 2-night intervals were taken at 14 ... | 2011 | 21661325 |