Table 1 Number of flotation for each of the twelve Culicoides larval habitats investigated according to horse farm and collection session
Number of flotation/Horse farm/Collection session | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16th September | 30th September | 15th October | 30th October | ||||||||||
Larval habitat | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | Total |
1. Outdoor fresh horse manure | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
2. Outdoor old horse manure | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
3. Inside farm along protected | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
4. Indoor litter soil | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | 36 |
5. Indoor humid soil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
6. Water flow | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
7. Pond edge | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 24 |
8. Lake edge | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 |
9. Puddles edge | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | 24 |
10. Fresh cattle dung | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 14 |
11. Cattle dung heap | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7 |
12. Liquid manure | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7 |
Total | 25 | 24 | 10 | 22 | – | 22 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 161 |