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Observations on breeding sites and light-trap collections of Culicoides during an outbreak of bluetongue in Cyprus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

P. S. Mellor  and
G. Prrzous
P. S. Mellor
Affiliation:
Animal Virus Research Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK.
G. Prrzous
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Services, District Veterinary Station, Larnaca, Cyprus.
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Abstract

During an epizootic of bluetongue virus disease of sheep in Cyprus in the autumn of 1977, 16 species of Culicoides were collected in light-traps and 4 species were collected from breeding sites. Two of the species found breeding in close association with sheep and goats are potential vectors of bluetongue virus. The possibility of a third species being a vector in Cyprus is discussed.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , June 1979 , pp. 229 - 234
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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