Occurrence of blackflies and plans for their control in the upper reaches of the Ukawa River in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. 2. Focus on the species composition and densities of adult female blackflies attracted to humans

Hirabayashi Kimio, Abe Tetsuya, Kamisako Masato, Komata Tatsushi, Takahashi Hiroyoshi

doi:10.7601/mez.69.55

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新潟県柏崎市鵜川上流域におけるブユの発生状況とその防除対策2. ブユ雌成虫のヒトへの吸血飛来密度と種組成
ニイガタケンカシワザキシウカワカミリュウイキニオケルブユノハッセイジョウキョウトソノボウジョタイサク(2)ブユメスセイチュウノヒトエノキュウケツヒライミツドトタネソセイ

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<p>In order to control adult blackflies in the upper reaches of the Ukawa River in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, the present study was conducted on the species composition and densities of adult female blackflies attracted to humans at a total of 22 sites in four areas in the upper reaches of the Ukawa River Basin from June to October in 2013. A total of 2,195 individual adult blackflies were captured from all sampling sites during the investigation periods. The average number of blackflies per site was 11.0 individuals/2 investigators·10 minutes. Noda was the highest capture area where we could collect 13.5 individuals/2 investigators·10 minutes, followed by the Joujou Area. The fewest captures were in the Ukawa Area (8.9 individuals/2 investigators·10 minutes). The dominant species was Simulium (Simulium) arakawae Matsumura, 1915 (397 total individuals, 99.5%), followed by Simulium (Simulium) oitanum (Shiraki, 1935) (2, 0.5%). The daily biting activity of female adult blackflies observed every two hours from 6:00 to 20:00 at four areas on August 10, 2013 peaked at 16:00–18:00 (range from 62.5 to 89.1%, average±S.D. 75.0±11.0%).</p>

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Medical Entomology and Zoology

Medical Entomology and Zoology 69 (2), 55-60, 2018-06-25

The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology

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