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. 2012 Oct 29;7(10):e48120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048120

Table 1. Numbers of Culicoides collected over 18 sessions in spring, summer and autumn by host-baited traps and UV-light/suction trap.

Location R1 Species Host-baited traps UV-light/suction trap
Total Suction Trap Drop Trap Total Spring Summer Autumn
Spring Summer Autumn Spring Summer Autumn
F 2 M F P F P M F P M F P M F P M F P F M F P M F P M F P M
OUTDOORS Field 1 C. brunnicans 592 24 111 11 475 50 24 6 67 140 62 126 5 62 14 93
2 C. obsoletus 193 3 31 55 61 54 27 63 2 17 65 42 60 1 15 40 186 16 17 59 95 43 3 74 38 13
3 C. scoticus 43 29 81 5 40 2 6 83 1 29 2 18 33 8 75 3 2
4 C. punctatus 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 4 7 57 20 80 4
5 C. festivipennis 22 11 100 11 91
6 C. pulicaris 8 2 1 5 40 12 1 12 50 1
7 C. dewulfi 16 5 3 6 33 1 1
8 C. chiopterus 10 4 5 100 1
9 C. poperinghensis 2 2 6 6
10 C. achrayi 4 4
10 C. lupicaris 1 1 3 2 1
10 C. vexans 3 2 1 1 1
13 C. nubeculosus 3 1 1 1
13 C. simulator 3 3
15 C. kibunensis 2 2
15 C. santonicus 1 1 1 2 1 2
17 C. fascipennis 1 1
17 C. pictipennis 1 1
17 C. salinarius 1 1
17 C. puncticollis 1 1
Obsoletus Complex 24 3 9 67 2 9 55 1 10 1 6 83 3
Pulicaris Group 1 1
Total Field 900 29 189 86 38 4 514 24 55 1 18 451 88 174 64 164 4 113 20
INDOORS Largely open stable 1 C. brunnicans 1 1
2 C. obsoletus 13 2 1 3 9 56 2
3 C. scoticus 4 2 2
7 C. dewulfi 1 1
17 C. newsteadi 1 1
Obsoletus Complex 1 1
Total Largely open stable 21 2 4 5 12 2 ND 3 ND 3
Closed stable 1 C. brunnicans 2 1 1
2 C. obsoletus 18 4 8 25 1 1 7 1 3 1
3 C. scoticus 2 2 1 1 1 1
4 C. punctatus 1 1
8 C. chiopterus 3 1 3 1
Obsoletus Complex 1 1
Total Closed stable 27 7 10 4 2 8 2 1 5 2 ND 3
TOTAL 948 38 203 95 2 58 6 516 24 56 6 20 451 88 174 64 164 4 113 20
1

R: species rank calculated with the total number of individuals whatever the trap and the season.

2

F: females; (P): parity rate as No. parous/No. females (given in percentage if F >5); M: males. For the sake of clarity, 0 were not quoted.

3

ND: not done. The drop trap was not used in the largely open stable, and only one UV-light/suction trap was used outdoors.