Host Associations of Culicoides Biting Midges in Northeastern Kansas, USA
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Site | Host Class | Host | crepus. | haemat. | sonor. | stell. | varii. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konza | Avian | American crow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern bluebird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Orchard oriole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Summer tanager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Turkey vulture | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wild turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Yellow-billed cuckoo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Mammalian | Cow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
White-tailed deer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
KSU | Avian | Barred owl | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Blue jay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brown-headed cowbird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Common grackle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cooper’s hawk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Eastern bluebird | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Eastern meadowlark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Great horned owl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
House finch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Mourning dove | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Northern cardinal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Orchard oriole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Summer tanager | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tufted titmouse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wild turkey | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
Yellow-billed cuckoo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Mammalian | Cow | 1 | 2 | 39 | 28 | 113 | |
Dog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Elk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Horse | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||
Sheep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
White-tailed deer | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Location | Site | arbor. | bergi | crepus. | haemat. | nanus | sonor. | stell. | varii. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konza | Bison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Cattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Ungrazed | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
KSU | Beef Stocker Unit | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
Dairy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
BCRC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 101 | |
Cow–Calf Unit | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | |
Sheep/Meat Goat | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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McGregor, B.L.; Lewis, A. Host Associations of Culicoides Biting Midges in Northeastern Kansas, USA. Animals 2023, 13, 2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152504
McGregor BL, Lewis A. Host Associations of Culicoides Biting Midges in Northeastern Kansas, USA. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152504
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcGregor, Bethany L., and Aaron Lewis. 2023. "Host Associations of Culicoides Biting Midges in Northeastern Kansas, USA" Animals 13, no. 15: 2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152504