Table 3.
Species and abundance of Culicoides trapped at each zoo across the sampling sites
| Species | London Zoo (% total) | Whipsnade Zoo (% total) | Total (% total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. obsoletus/C. scoticus (female) | 3972 (68.9) | 4173 (71.0) | 8145 (69.9) |
| C. obsoletus (male) | 24 (0.4) | 72 (1.2) | 96 (0.8) |
| C. scoticus (male) | 28 (0.5) | 57 (1.0) | 85 (0.7) |
| C. dewulfi (total) | 138 (2.4) | 268 (4.6) | 406 (3.5) |
| C. chiopterus (total) | 105 (1.8) | 92 (1.6) | 197 (1.7) |
| C. pulicaris (total) | 222 (3.9) | 307 (5.2) | 529 (4.5) |
| C. punctatus (total) | 1152 (20.0) | 91 (1.5) | 1243 (10.7) |
| Other (total) | 123 (2.1) | 819 (13.9) | 942 (8.1) |
| Damaged (unidentified) | 4 (0.07) | 1 (0.02) | 5 (0.04) |
| Total | 5768 | 5880 | 11,648 |