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Table 2 Oviposition counts of G. pecorum in different sampling methods

From: Spatial distribution of Gasterophilus pecorum (Diptera) eggs in the desert steppe of the Kalamaili Nature Reserve (Xinjiang, China)

Sampling method

Ovigerous quadrats

/(%)

Stipa caucasica clusters

Ovigerous clusters

/(%)

Ovigerous blades

Oviposition count (Mean ± SD)

Transect

40 (69.0%)

5068

81 (1.6%)

107

3.6 ± 1.5

Grid

59 (59.6%)

7203

106 (1.5%)

129

4.0 ± 1.7

Total

99 (63.1%)

12,271

187 (1.5%)

236

3.8 ± 1.6