Description
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GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Culicoides biting midges distribution; seasonal abundance; Balkans; North Africa; Occurrence
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https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4495-4814
Geographic Coverage
The Vectornet area covers the European Union and neighbouring countries.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [32.023, 12.572], North East [46.519, 19.63] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Genus | Culicoides |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2024-05-02 / 2025-11-10 |
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Project Data
"A specific collaboration was established with entomologists who had received training within the framework of VectorNet, during the “Training course on Culicoides biting midges” held in 2023 at IZSAM in Teramo, Italy. The collection sites have been selected according to the possibility of placing traps near animals (excluding enclosed stables), the availability of collaborative farm owners, and their distribution across different regions of the Countries. Blacklight suction traps were used to collect data on the distribution and seasonal abundance of the Culicoides vector species. A total of 37 collection sites were selected and sampled, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lybia, Montenegro, and Slovenia."
| Title | Distribution and abundance of Culicoides biting midges in the Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia) and North Africa (Lybia). |
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| Identifier | VN3-SC1-SLR-CULICOIDES |
| Funding | OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 |
| Study Area Description | "A total of 24 collection sites were sampled between May and October 2025 in the Balkans. In Northern Africa, 13 collections sites were sampled in 2025 in Lybia. Among these, seven sites had also been sampled in 2024, and those collections were made available and included in the study." |
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OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 EFSA |
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VectorNet |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
"The collection sites were selected based on the possibility of placing traps in proximity to animals (excluding enclosed stables), the availability of cooperative farm owners, and their distribution across different regions of the participating countries. Blacklight suction traps were used to collect midges, operating overnight on a monthly or biweekly basis."
| Study Extent | "A total of 24 collection sites were sampled between May and October 2025 in the Balkans. In Northern Africa, 13 collections sites were sampled in 2025 in Lybia. Among these, seven sites had also been sampled in 2024, and those collections were made available and included in the study." |
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Method step description:
- The collected samples were analysed jointly by IZSAM and the participating countries.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 7dd5e5aa-87c0-4a8c-b910-d38d89ea3888 |
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| https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=efsa_2025_field_culicoides |