title: Presence in the Balearic Islands (Spain) of the midges Culicoides imicola and Culicoides obsoletus group.
abstract: An outbreak of the livestock viral disease bluetongue (BT) was detected during September and October 2000 in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Due to the lack of information about the species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) reported in the affected area, six farms in Majorca, four in Minorca and one in Ibiza were selected to carry out surveillance of Culicoides adults using light traps. Here, for the first time, we report the presence in the Balearic Islands of Culicoides imicola Keiffer, the main vector of BT, and the Culicoides obsoletus Meigen group.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Zoology, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. ma.miranda@uib.es
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Borràs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rincón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alemany
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae; D004777:Environment; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013030:Spain