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The diurnal activity of the chicken-biting black fly, Simulium griseicolle Becker (Diptera, Simuliidae) in Northern Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S. El Bashir ,
M. H. El Jack  and
H. M. El Hadi
S. El Bashir
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan
M. H. El Jack
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan
H. M. El Hadi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan
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Abstract

The diurnal flight activity of Simulium griseicolle Becker was determined at Shambat, Khartoum, by means of a suction trap and a vehicle-mounted trap; and the biting activity by means of a chicken-baited trap. Only incidental observations of mammal-biting activity were made. The three trapping methods indicated two peaks of activity, one in the morning and the other late in the afternoon. Fly activity was lowest in the early afternoon when temperature and light intensity were highest, wind speed was moderate and relative humidity was least. Females outnumbered males in all the catches, except in the early morning when more males were sometimes recorded.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , September 1976 , pp. 481 - 487
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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