Table 1 Relative seasonal abundance of Culicoides tainanus and C. jacobsoni in light traps set in a cattle shed in Shizong, Yunnan Province, China between May and December 2020
From: Isolation of Tibet Orbivirus from Culicoides jacobsoni (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in China
Datea | Weatherb | Temperature (°C) | Number of biting midges collected (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All specimens | Culicoides tainanus | Culicoides jacobsoni | |||
20 May | Cloudy/sunny | 19–29 | 394 | 226 (57.4) | 0 (0) |
25 May | Overcast/light rain | 12–23 | 1330 | 291 (21.9) | 2 (0.2) |
05 June | Overcast/light rain | 17–28 | 275 | 78 (28.4) | 0 (0) |
09 June | Cloudy/light rain | 17–24 | 1756 | 644 (36.7) | 2 (0.1) |
17 June | Overcast | 18–25 | 924 | 301 (32.6) | 9 (1.0) |
07 July | Cloudy/light rain | 19–27 | 10 | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0) |
14 July | Overcast | 17–26 | 203 | 61 (30.0) | 26 (12.8) |
21 July | Cloudy | 17–23 | 282 | 102 (36.2) | 6 (2.1) |
28 July | Sunny/light rain | 14–25 | 19 | 5 (26.3) | 7 (36.8) |
04 August | Light rain | 17–24 | 1894 | 487 (25.7) | 213 (11.2) |
12 August | Overcast/light rain | 18–26 | 416 | 43 (10.3) | 16 (3.8) |
08 September | Cloudy/shower | 17–24 | 1847 | 343 (18.6) | 178 (9.6) |
15 September | Shower | ND | 2057 | 38 (1.8) | 19 (0.9) |
22 September | Shower/light rain | ND | 954 | 91 (9.5) | 222 (23.3) |
28 September | Shower | ND | 401 | 50 (12.5) | 93 (23.2) |
13 October | Cloudy | ND | 245 | 24 (9.8) | 32 (13.1) |
20 October | Light rain | ND | 1788 | 674 (37.7) | 101 (5.6) |
27 October | Cloudy/light rain | ND | 1723 | 601 (34.9) | 31 (1.8) |
03 November | Light rain | ND | 270 | 65 (24.1) | 37 (13.7) |
18 November | Cloudy/sunny | ND | 507 | 358 (70.6) | 21 (4.1) |
02 December | Light rain | ND | 461 | 404 (87.6) | 3 (0.7) |
11 December | Cloudy | ND | 493 | 389 (78.9) | 3 (0.6) |
20 December | Sleet | ND | 21 | 18 (85.7) | 0 (0) |
Total | 18,270 | 5295 (29.0%) | 1021 (5.6%) | ||