Study results of the presence of culicoides spp. in Serbia during 2017

Ivan Pavlović,Slobodan Stanojević,Jelena Maksimović-Zorić,Ljubiša Veljović,Budimir Plavšić,Oliver Radanović,Boban Đurić,Saša Ostojić

doi:10.46784/e-avm.v11i1.16

Abstract

During 2017, 784 insect samples were examined and the presence of Culicoides spp. was established in 25.51% of samples. Earlier research has found that the dominant population of Culicoides spp in Serbia belongs to Obsoletus complexes, established in 60.05% of analyzed samples. Out of the entire insect population analyzed, males were found in 22.84%, unpigmented (young) females in 67.97%, females who took blood in 7.39%, whereas 1.35% were gravid females. Culicoides spp. from the Pulicaris complex was established in 38.85% of examined samples. Males were found in 18.91%, unpigmented (young) females in 71.72%, females who took blood in 9.09%, and 1.11% were gravid females. Other types of culicoids have been established in less than 10% of the examined samples. During examination, the most prevalent species were Culicoides obsoletus, C. picturalis, C. lupicaris, C. scoticus and C. fascipennis.

Highlights

Entomofauna of Serbia is rich and diverse
Earlier research has found that the dominant population of Culicoides spp in Serbia belongs to Obsoletus complexes, established in 60.05% of analyzed samples
We did not detect the presence of Culicoides spp. in the epizootic area of Zrenjanin (Central Banat District) (0/0)

Summary

Introduction

Entomofauna of Serbia is rich and diverse Among this abundance of arthropods and insects, some species were not a topic of interest of the experts since they did not stand out as potential vectors, or did not come to the point that experts were dealing with them (Krunić, 1986). This was the case with the family of Ceratopogonidae, which belongs to the family Culicodina. With the outbreak of bluetongue disease in 2006, the study of this kind of insects became important and the first research was started in order to determine the presence and extent of these insects (Pavlović et al, 2002). Continuous annual monitoring of these insects has been conducted that gave an insight into their seasonal dynamics as well as the most dominant species (Pavlović et al, 2014; 2016a; 2016b; 2017)

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