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ANNEX 4 (a) Scottish vector data outputs
Annex 4a (i) This panel maps where favourable habitat characteristics for the bog-heathland Scottish biting midge - Culicoides impunctatus- coincide. High values delineate areas of Scotland that are most likely to support high populations of C. impunctatus (ii) This panel maps where farms overlap with favourable habitat for C. impunctatus and indicates where this species is most likely to interact with farm-associated vectors and domestic livestock.
It should be noted that favourable habitat characteristics were compiled for C. impunctatus from field studies reported in the literature. These were carried out in only a handful of UK sites and may not represent a complete range of preferences for this species.
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