caa a22 4500 445342110 CHVBK 20180317142816.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2048-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2048-y Flight behavior of adult Culicoides oxystoma and Culicoides maculatus under different temperatures in the laboratory [Elektronische Daten] [Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Yoko Hayama, Makoto Yamakawa, Hiroaki Shirafuji, Tohru Yanase] The flight behavior of adult Culicoides biting midges is associated with their likelihood to reach nearby host animals and spread diseases. Therefore, evaluating the effects of atmospheric factors on the flight performances of these insects is important for understanding the spread of diseases in various circumstances. We evaluated the effects of different temperatures on the flight behavior of Culicoides oxystoma and Culicoides maculatus under laboratory conditions. The flight activities for both species particularly increased in the range between 10°C and 20°C, while the activities under 10°C were very limited for both species. The temperature when one half of the proportion of insects had flown was estimated to be 18.1°C for C. oxystoma and slightly higher than the value of 17.4°C for C. maculatus by fitting sigmoid curves. However, the wide 95% confidence interval observed for C. maculatus did not statistically justify the difference. The flight behavior of adult Culicoides biting midges was highly influenced by temperature. Our results would be of use for modeling studies or geographical analyses of diseases transmitted by these insects. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Tsutsui Toshiyuki Epidemiological Research Team, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5, Kannondai, 305-0856, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut Hayama Yoko Epidemiological Research Team, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5, Kannondai, 305-0856, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut Yamakawa Makoto Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut Shirafuji Hiroaki Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut Yanase Tohru Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1575-1578 0932-0113 108:6<1575 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2048-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2048-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tsutsui Toshiyuki Epidemiological Research Team, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5, Kannondai, 305-0856, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hayama Yoko Epidemiological Research Team, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5, Kannondai, 305-0856, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yamakawa Makoto Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shirafuji Hiroaki Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yanase Tohru Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 891-0105, Chuzan, Kagoshima, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1575-1578 0932-0113 108:6<1575 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer