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Table 1 Abundance, mean ± SD, and range (in parentheses) for Culicoides spp. (overall data set) and for the subset of parous and engorged females of C. paolae and C. circumscriptus trapped in avian nests and their surroundings during 2016 and 2017

From: Culicoides paolae and C. circumscriptus as potential vectors of avian haemosporidians in an arid ecosystem

 

Inside nest

Outside nest

2016 (n = 33a nests)

2017 (n = 37 nests)

2016 (n = 20 trap pairs)

2017 (n = 20 trap pairs)

Culicoides spp.

42

15

3585

4179

1.27 ± 4.38

0.41 ± 0.90

179.25 ± 160.77

208.95 ± 187.31

(0–25)

(0–4)

(0–423)

(2–380)

C. paolae parous

26

1

77

180

0.79 ± 3.56

0.03 ± 0.164

3.85 ± 6.79

9 ± 20.59

(0–20)

(0–1)

(0–27)

(0–94)

C. circumscriptus parous

3

8

34

50

0.09 ± 0.29

0.22 ± 0.75

1.70 ± 3.42

2.5 ± 3.01

(0–1)

(0–4)

(0–15)

(0–11)

C. paolae engorged

6

0

14

16

0.18 ± 0.58

 

0.7 ± 0.92

0.8 ± 1.06

(0–2)

 

(0–3)

(0–3)

C. circumscriptus engorged

0

0

0

2

   

0.1 ± 0.45

   

(0–2)

  1. aAll nests corresponded to European roller nests with the exception of a single common kestrel nest sampled in 2016