Open AccessDAILY ACTIVITY OF THE HORSE FLIES (DIPTERA: TABANIDAE) IN THE CENTRAL BALKAN MOUNTAINS, BULGARIA
Author(s) -
D. Ganeva
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2022.01.001
Subject(s) - biology , horse , zoology , ecology , range (aeronautics) , veterinary medicine , medicine , paleontology , materials science , composite material
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).