López-Peña, D., Hawkes, F. M. ORCID: 0000-0002-0964-3702 , Gibson, G. I., Johnston, C., Vaux, A. G. C., Lis-Cantín, Á., Medlock, J. M. and Cheke, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-7437-1934 (2021) Mosquito Magnet® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 35 (4). pp. 646-651. ISSN 0269-283X (Print), 1365-2915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12530)

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Abstract

Mosquito Magnet® traps, deployed in widespread parts of England as part of nationwide mosquito surveillance projects, also caught blackflies. As many as 1242 blackflies were caught in a trapping session lasting 4 days. Principal among the species caught were Simulium equinum, Simulium lineatum and Simulium ornatum s.l. As S. ornatum s.l. is a vector that transmits Onchocerca linealis to cattle and S. equinum is responsible for dermatitis (‘sweet itch’) in cattle and horses, it is suggested that Mosquito Magnet® traps could be used to monitor and partially control these pests, as well as nuisance anthropophilic blackflies such as Simulium posticatum that can cause simuliidosis in southern England.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors. Medical and Veterinary Entomology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Royal Entomological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Haematophagous blackflies; traps; Simulium equinum; Simulium lineatum; Simulium ornatum; sweet itch
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Pest Behaviour Research Group
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2022 14:44
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/33014

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