title: Seasonal Abundance of Deer and Horse Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Northern Part of Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
abstract: The seasonal abundance of horse and deer flies (family Tabanidae) was analyzed using Mosquito Magnet(®) traps at 5 sites located near/in the demilitarized zone, northern Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea from late April to early October for 4 consecutive years (2010-2013). A total of 2,999 horse and deer flies (tabanids) belonging to 5 genera and 20 species were collected. Chrysops mlokosiewiczi (90.9%) was the most frequently collected, followed by Haematopota koryoensis (4.8%) and C. suavis (1.0%). The remaining 17 species comprised only of 3.3% of all species collected. C. mlokosiewiczi demonstrated bimodal peak populations during mid-June and early August, while H. koryoensis demonstrated a unimodal peak during mid-July. Overall numbers of tabanids collected were influenced by the previous year's winter temperatures and precipitation. Population abundance was influenced by habitat with most of tabanids collected from habitats near forested areas, followed by rice paddies, and a beef farm.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: 5th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-4247, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Heung Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 5th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-4247, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Sung Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: 5th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-4247, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Myung Soon
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Public Health Command Region-Pacific, Camp Zama, Japan: 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012621:Seasons
keywords: Horse fly; Korea; Tabanidae; deer fly; mosquito magnet trap; seasonal abundance