Seasonal prevalence of different species of Culicoides in Bangalore rural and urban districts of South India

Seasonal prevalence of different species of Culicoides in Bangalore rural and urban districts of South India

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Aim: The study was undertaken to know the seasonal prevalence of different species of Culicoides in Bangalore rural and urban districts of South India.Materials and Methods: The flies were collected with UV-light traps (Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.ARC.LNR ??) during rainy Apparel season (south west monsoon: June, July, August and September: North West monsoon: October, November and December), winter season (January, February) and summer season (March, April and May) in eleven different farms of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats in Bangalore rural and urban districts.Results: From a total of 83, 629 number of Culicoides midges collected, 77906 (93.

16%) were female and 5723 (6.84%) were males.In rainy season a total of 48,318 (57.77%), winter season 18,592 (22.23%) and summer season 16719 (19.

99%) were reported.Conclusion: In rainy season, highest Pre-Rolls numbers of Culicoides were found whereas least in summer.