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Bluetongue virus is transmitted by biting midges (Culicoides species) feeding on infected animals. The virus reproduces within the midge, which can then spread the disease to other animals.

The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...

Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle. The Antarctic midge is the ...

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