Culicoides biting midges are small, haemotophagous insects that play a critical role as vectors in the transmission of bluetongue virus, an orbivirus that adversely affects ruminant livestock. Their ...

The larva and pupa of Culicoides bambusicola are redescribed and illustrated, including photomicrographies, based on the examination with both Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and phase-contrast ...

In this light-trap survey of the adult Culicoides in Oklahoma 87,174 specimens were examined from 41 stations distributed in the state. Twenty-three species and subspecies are present, including C.

I am heading north for a long-distance walk in Scotland. To prepare for it I have been fitting in lots of walks of varying ...