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Table 3 Mean cumulative maximum monthly abundance (maximum) - frequency of Culicoides collected in the 5 study sites (N = No. collections) in horse-baited traps (from July 2011 to October 2012) in the Niayes area of Senegal

From: Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) midges, the vectors of African horse sickness virus – a host/vector contact study in the Niayes area of Senegal

 

Parc Hann (N = 36)

Mbao (N = 36)

Niague (N = 36)

Pout (N = 34)

Thies (N = 36)

Total (N = 178)

C. oxystoma

16.58 (105) - 100.0

774.17 (8,340) - 100.0

0.67 - 58.3

1.20 (4) - 70.0

31.08 (149) - 75.0

170.38 (8,502) - 100.0

C. imicola

0.42 (3) - 25.0

7.50 (27) - 75.0

4.58 (21) - 75.0

1.70 (5) - 80.0

13.08 (69) - 83.3

5.59 (80) - 100.0

C. kingi

0.25 (3) – 8.3

8.67 (47) - 83.3

11.17 (50) - 100.0

0

0.25 (2) - 16.7

4.21 (58) - 100.0

C. enderleini

0.33 (2) – 16.7

3.33 (35) - 33.3

0.17 (1) - 16.7

0.10 (1) - 10.0

0.17 (1) - 16.7

0.84 (35) - 66.7

C. austeni

2.25 (12) - 50.0

0

0.50 (4) - 16.7

0

0

0.57 (12) - 58.3

C. bolitinos

0

0.33 (2) - 25.0

0.17 (1) - 16.7

0.10 (1) - 10.0

1.75 (11) - 41.7

0.48 (11) - 58.3

C. moreli

0

0.67 (3) - 41.7

1.33 (8) - 25.0

0

0.17 (1) - 16.7

0.45 (10) - 50.0

C. nivosus

0.83 (4) - 58.3

0

0.75 (2) - 41.7

0.20 (1) - 20.0

0.17 (1) - 16.7

0.40 (4) - 91.7

Total

20.67 (118) - 100.0

794.67 (8,430) - 100.0

19.33 (73) - 100.0

3.30 (9) - 75.0

46.67 (224) - 91.7