Paramita Banerjee, Ankita Sarkar and Abhijit Mazumdar
This article reviews the influence of various substrate salinity and temperature ranges on oviposition, larval survivability, and adult emergence during laboratory rearing. Habitat selection by the gravid females Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is influenced by physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, salinity, moisture, conductivity, and organic and inorganic compounds of substrates. These climatic and habitat related factors influence vectors' life history traits. The species-specific information will be useful in establishing a laboratory colony thereby contributing to our understanding of the vectorial capacity and competenceamongst different species of Culicoides.
Paramita Banerjee, Ankita Sarkar and Abhijit Mazumdar, 2024. Observation on the Role of Temperature and Salinity in the Development of Culicoides Species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Laboratory. Journal of Medical Arthropodology & Public Health 4(1): 53–61.