Preferential attraction of different colours of light emitting diodes for Culicoides species in West Bengal, India
| Autor: | S. M. Mazumdar, Abhijit Mazumdar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine Ceratopogonidae Light Ultraviolet Rays 030231 tropical medicine Population India Biology Insect Control 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Animals education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics education.field_of_study General Veterinary Culicoides peregrinus 030108 mycology & parasitology Culicoides biology.organism_classification Attraction Culicoides oxystoma Insect Science Midge Parasitology West bengal Female |
| Zdroj: | Medical and veterinary entomologyReferences. 34(4) |
| ISSN: | 1365-2915 |
| Popis: | The preferential attraction of adult Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to specific wavelengths was studied in West Bengal, India. A total of 280 collections were made with suction light traps fitted with various colours of light emitting diodes (LEDs) placed at cattle sheds during June, August and November in 2017. In addition, the numbers that have been collected in the evening and morning were compared. Locally manufactured suction light traps fitted with ultra violet (UV), blue, green, yellow, pink, red and white LEDs were compared. UV light attracted the highest number of midges followed by blue and then green LED. Culicoides peregrinus Kieffer and Culicoides oxystoma Kieffer were the most abundant followed by Culicoides fulvus Sen and Das Gupta, Culicoides innoxius Sen and Das Gupta, Culicoides anophelis Edwards and Culicoides huffi Causey. The species composition remained similar across the wavelengths. Although significant variations in midge population have been observed across the months, no significant difference in dusk and dawn abundance was noticed. The females showed a mixed population with less parous individuals. |
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