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Table 2 Trapping sites used at London and Whipsnade Zoological Gardens and associated Culicoides collections

From: Culicoides species composition and molecular identification of host blood meals at two zoos in the UK

Zoo

Trap site

Animals close to trap

Habitat

No. of species trapped

Max catch in single night

Total

LZ

AA1

Camels, llamas, alpacas, pig, goats

Yard

17

461

3557

B1

Mixed bird species

Aviary

12

24

156

MN1

Reindeer

Paddock

6

55

116

MN2

Giraffe

Paddock

12

1584

1830

MS1

Primates

Yard

12

35

109

WZ

BG1

Mixed bird species

Lawn

11

106

224

HUL1

Goats, sheep, alpacas, llamas, donkeys, pigs and rabbits

Yard

11

172

455

PR1

Przewalski’s horse, camels, yak, and Indian rhinoceros

Paddock

13

616

1008

EL1

Asian elephants

Yard

16

1393

3922

RO1

Roan antelope, giraffe and Thomson’s gazelle

Paddock

12

58

271

Total

     

11,648