Mosquito Magnet® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance

D. López-Peña; F. M. Hawkes; G. I. Gibson; C. Johnston; A. G.C. Vaux; Lis-Cantín; J. M. Medlock; R. A. Cheke

doi:10.1111/mve.12530

Mosquito Magnet® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance

D. López-Peña
, F. M. Hawkes
, G. I. Gibson
, C. Johnston
, A. G.C. Vaux
, Lis-Cantín
, J. M. Medlock
, R. A. Cheke^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	646-651
Number of pages	6
Journal	Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12530
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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Keywords

Haematophagous blackflies
Simulium equinum
Simulium lineatum
Simulium ornatum
sweet itch
traps

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Mosquito Magnet® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance

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