Culicoides monitoring in Belgium in 2011: Analysis of spatio-temporal abundance, species diversity and Schmallenberg virus detection. ; Suivi des populations de Culicoïdes en Belgique en 2011: Analyse de l'abondance spatio-temporelle, de la diversité en espèces et détection du virus Schmallenberg

peer reviewed ; In 2011, Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were collected at 16 locations covering four regions of Belgium with Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) traps and at two locations with Rothamsted suction traps (RSTs). Quantification of the collections and morphological identification showed important variations in abundance and species diversity between individual collection sites, even for sites located in the same region. However, consistently higher numbers of Culicoides midges were collected at some sites compared with others. When species abundance and diversity were a... Mehr ...