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Ten species of Culicoides , namely C. pusillus, C. furens, C. foxi, C. jamaicensis, C. phlebotomus, C. trilineatus, C. borinqueni, C. paraensis and C. hoffmani were collected by light trap near livestock in Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and Barbados. Culicoides insignis and C. pusillus were the most numerous species collected, were collected from all three islands, and were at their peak populations during the time that most sentinel calves seroconverted to bluetongue virus in Puerto Rico. Therefore, they must be considered prime candidates as vectors of bluetongue virus in the region. |
