Table 2.
Sex and parity status of Culicoides biting midge pools tested for VSV-IN by RT-qPCR. Parity status was not determined for nine pools of female Simulium meridionale.
| Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culicoides Species | Nulliparous | Parous/Gravid | Blood Fed | Male |
| C. crepuscularis | 6 (0) | 13 (0) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) |
| C. guttipennis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
| C. haematopotus | 8 (0) | 21 (0) | 8 (0) | 6 (0) |
| C. sonorensis | 2 (1) | 5 (0) | 3 (0) | 5 (0) |
| C. stellifer | 5 (0) | 24 (3) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) |
| C. variipennis | 4 (1) | 11 (0) | 3 (0) | 9 (0) |
| C. venustus | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| C. villosipennis | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Positive pools indicated in parentheses.