Seasonal abundance of Tabanid fly population (Diptera: Tabanidae) at a key farm, in Pathumthani province, Thailand
1996
Suthisak Boonchit | Nopporn Sarataphan | Darunee Tantasuvan (Department of Livestock Development, Bangkok (Thailand). National Inst. of Animal Health)
Species composition and seasonal abundance of tabanid population were investigated at a key farm in Pathumthani province from June 1994 to July 1995. Tabanids were collected with insect nets and a mosquito net trap every 10-day interval. From the study, the tabanids were found throughout the year. And they comprised of more than five species belong to the genus Tabanus, of which T. megalops (65.49 percent of the total number 768) was predominant, T. rubidus, T. rufiscutellatus, T. striatus and T. oxybeles occupied 29.69, 3.13, 0.65 and 0.26, respectively. They were abundant from June through October and gradually decreased towards March, and increased again in April, according to the meterological data, tabanids were abundant in wet season rather than dry season.
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