Trakia Journal of Sciences (Mar 2022)

DAILY ACTIVITY OF THE HORSE FLIES (DIPTERA: TABANIDAE) IN THE CENTRAL BALKAN MOUNTAINS, BULGARIA

  • D. Ganeva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2022.01.001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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A study was conducted on the dynamics of tabanids daily activity in the Central Balkan Mountains in the 2011-2013 period. Tabanids have been found to fly 11 hours a day, with a peak in activity around 11:00. Their mass activation is in the temperature range 18-23°С and at 26°С maximum activity has been reported. In the present study a new, minimum temperature threshold for activation of T. quatuornоtatus Mg. in Bulgaria was registered (13°С).

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