61659 20191105115759.0 doi 10.1186/s13071-017-2115-7 sideral 99088 ART-2017-99088 eng (orcid)0000-0001-8198-8118 Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio Human-landing rate, gonotrophic cycle length, survivorship, and public health importance of Simulium erythrocephalum in Zaragoza, northeastern Spain 2017 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Simulium (Boophthora) erythrocephalum (De Geer, 1776) is one of the blackfly species responsible for major public health problems in Europe. Blackfly outbreaks of this species are becoming more frequent, threatening public health in Spain. In the present study, bionomic parameters of S. erythrocephalum in northeastern Spain were estimated. Methods: Simulium erythrocephalum was collected from May through June 2015 in Zaragoza, Spain, using the human-landing-collection (HLC) method. Daily pattern of total and parous landing activity was estimated, as was the gonotrophic cycle (GC) length and survivorship (S) rate, using time series analysis. Results: Host-seeking females of S. erythrocephalum showed a bimodal human-landing activity pattern, with a minor and major peak at dawn and dusk, respectively; there was a significant negative association between human daily landing rate and temperature (P = 0.003) and solar radiation (P < 0.001). Overall, a daily landing rate (DLR) of 34 lands/person/day was estimated. Series of sequential data analysis on parity showed the highest significant (P < 0.001) correlation indices (r = 0.45 and r = 0.39 for raw and filtered data) for a 2-day time lag, indicating that the GC length corresponded to 2 days. Daily survivorship and parity rate were 0.85 and 0.72, respectively. Conclusions: Simulium erythrocephalum was confirmed as a nuisance species in Zaragoza, using the HLC method for the first time in Spain. The data offer insights into the ecology of S. erythrocephalum, which can improve management strategies of this pest in Spain. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.163 2017 TROPICAL MEDICINE 2 / 20 = 0.1 2017 Q1 T1 PARASITOLOGY 6 / 37 = 0.162 2017 Q1 T1 1.702 2017 Parasitology 2017 Q1 Infectious Diseases 2017 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Garza-Hernández, Javier A. Reyes-Villanueva, Filiberto (orcid)0000-0003-0663-8411 Lucientes-Curdi, Javier Universidad de Zaragoza Rodríguez-Pérez, Mario A. 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 10, 1 (2017), 175 [9 pp] Parasites & Vectors Parasites and Vectors 1756-3305 4420310 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/61659/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 97948 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/61659/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:61659 articulos driver 2019-11-05-11:49:53 ARTICLE