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Table 4 Imputed abundance of Culicoides spp. of the subgenus Avaritia and physiological states calculated from sub-samples of total collections from trial two

From: Sheep breed and shearing influences attraction and blood-feeding behaviour of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on a UK farm

Species

Physiological status

Sheared

Unsheared

Light trap

Total

C. obsoletus

Unpigmented

1224

1456

383

3063

Pigmented

356

501

169

1026

Blood-fed

816

173

3

992

Gravid

24

7

47

78

Male

24

26

2

52

Total

2444

2163

604

5211

C. scoticus

Unpigmented

2667

2503

114

5284

Pigmented

788

597

22

1407

Blood-fed

525

482

0

1007

Gravid

0

0

18

18

Male

4

3

0

7

Total

3984

3585

154

7723

C. dewulfi

Unpigmented

146

184

27

357

Pigmented

51

35

15

101

Blood-fed

18

21

0

39

Gravid

7

13

6

26

Male

2

8

0

10

Total

224

261

48

533

C. chiopterus

Unpigmented

14

14

0

28

Pigmented

312

304

0

616

Blood-fed

226

207

0

433

Gravid

1

2

0

3

Male

15

13

0

28

Total

568

540

0

1108

Total

7220

6549

806

14,575