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The biting habits of Culicoides furens (Poey) and C. barbosai Wirth & Blanton. I. The 24-h cycle, with a note on differences between collectors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. S. Kettle
D. S. Kettle
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4067, Australia
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This paper reports the results of a field experiment on Florida beach, Falmouth, Jamaica, in which continuous observations were made on the biting rates of Culicoides furens (Poey) (7 707 specimens) and C. barbosai Wirth & Blanton (3 793 specimens) over two 48-h sessions in January 1960. Catches were standardised by the use of correction factors previously calculated. The standardisation experiments also provided additional information on parts of the 24-h cycle, particularly sunrise and sunset.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , July 1969 , pp. 21 - 31
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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