Moon phase and other factors affecting light-trap catches of Culicoides brevitarsis Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

被引：24

作者：

Bishop, AL ^{[1
]}

McKenzie, HJ ^{[1
]}

Barchia, IM ^{[1
]}

Spohr, LJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NSW Agr, Gosford, NSW 2250, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY | 2000年 / 39卷

关键词：

arbovirus monitoring; Culicoides brevitarsis; light traps; moonlight; moon phase;

D O I：

10.1046/j.1440-6055.2000.00144.x

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Light-trap catches of Culicoides brevitarsis were affected by the phase of the moon with least being caught at the full moon. Seasonal catches were also influenced by temperature and windspeed. Conversely, changes in moonlight overnight at the full moon had no obvious effect on the species capture in light traps. Nightly catches were mainly influenced by temperature when the effect of windspeed was negated. Differences related to moon phase were most likely the result of alterations to the effective limit of attraction of traps induced by competition with moonlight. This and the other factors would make it difficult to interpret and compare numbers of C. brevitarsis caught in light traps at different times and locations.

引用

页码：29 / 32

页数：4

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[1]

Bishop A.L., 1995, General and Applied Entomology, V26, P31

[2] LAST OCCURRENCE AND SURVIVAL DURING WINTER OF THE ARBOVIRUS VECTOR CULICOIDES-BREVITARSIS AT THE SOUTHERN LIMITS OF ITS DISTRIBUTION [J].