Carrieri Marco, Montemurro Eustachio, Valentino Salvatore Vito, Bellini Romeo
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural and Environment Centre "G. Nicoli," Via Argini Nord 3351, 40014 Crevalcore, Italy.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Mar;27(1):30-8. doi: 10.2987/8756-971X-27.1.30.
The flight activity of Leptoconops irritans and L. noei was studied on the Jonian-Lucanian coast of southern Italy, using CO2-baited traps. The flight of the females lasted from 6:00 a.m. to 8:40 p.m., with L. irritans being active in the morning hours while L. noei peaked around 6:00 p.m. Based on a stepwise regression analysis, temperature, RH, solar radiation, trap proximity to larval habitats, and the time of the day seemed to have little influence on the biting cycle of the 2 biting midges. Only a shift in wind direction appeared to influence female dispersion, resulting into population fluctuations of both species.