Spatial feeding preferences of ornithophilic mosquitoes, blackflies and biting midges
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
20497315
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00875.x
PII: MVE875
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Ceratopogonidae parasitology physiology MeSH
- Behavior, Animal MeSH
- Culicidae parasitology physiology MeSH
- Ecosystem MeSH
- Insect Vectors parasitology physiology MeSH
- Bird Diseases epidemiology parasitology transmission MeSH
- Birds parasitology MeSH
- Simuliidae parasitology physiology MeSH
- Feeding Behavior MeSH
- Trypanosoma physiology MeSH
- Trypanosomiasis epidemiology parasitology transmission MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
The section of habitat used by particular bloodsucking insects when seeking bloodmeals may influence the spectrum of hosts to which they have access and consequently the diseases they transmit. The vertical distribution of ornithophilic bloodsucking Diptera (Culicidae, Simuliidae and Ceratopogonidae) was studied using bird-baited traps set at both ground and tree canopy levels. In total, 1240 mosquito females of eight species, 1201 biting midge females of 11 species, and 218 blackfly females of two species were captured during 2003-2005. Culex pipiens (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) was found to prefer ground-level habitats, whereas Anopheles plumbeus (Stephens) (Diptera: Culicidae), biting midges [Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)] and Eusimulium angustipes (Edwards) (Diptera: Simuliidae) preferred the canopy. The results of this study with regard to Cx. pipiens behaviour differ from those of most previous studies and may indicate different spatial feeding preferences in geographically separate populations. The occurrence of E. angustipes in the canopy is concordant with its role in the transmission of avian trypanosomes. These findings may be important for surveillance programmes focusing on ornithophilic Diptera which transmit various pathogenic agents.
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