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Semiochemical delivery systems based on natural polymers to attract sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)
BackgroundThe successful use of semiochemicals to attract insects to traps is based on research on the most suitable compounds and their release...
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New records and an annotated checklist of the thick-headed flies from Algeria (Conopidae, Brachycera, Diptera)
BackgroundThe Conopidae are an interesting family of small- to large-sized endoparasitic flies, commonly known as thick-headed flies. These flies...
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Molecular characterization of pathogenic African trypanosomes in biting flies and camels in surra-endemic areas outside the tsetse fly belt in Kenya
African animal trypanosomosis (nagana) is becoming prevalent beyond its traditionally defined geographical boundaries in African tsetse belts....
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This flower is our bed: long-term citizen science reveals that hummingbird flies use flowers with certain shapes as slee** places
One of the most peculiar biological interactions between pollinators and plants is the use of flowers as slee** places, but this phenomenon is...
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Molecular detection of Sodalis glossinidius, Spiroplasma species and Wolbachia endosymbionts in wild population of tsetse flies collected in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria
BackgroundTsetse flies are cyclical vectors of African trypanosomiasis (AT). The flies have established symbiotic associations with different...
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The national atlas of tsetse flies and African animal trypanosomosis in Ethiopia
BackgroundWith the largest cattle population in Africa and vast swathes of fertile lands infested by tsetse flies, trypanosomosis is a major...
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Pathogenic fungus uses volatiles to entice male flies into fatal matings with infected female cadavers
To ensure dispersal, many parasites and pathogens behaviourally manipulate infected hosts. Other pathogens and certain insect-pollinated flowers use...
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Molecular detection of Wolbachia and Bartonella as part of the microbiome of phlebotomine sand flies from Chiapas, Mexico
Phlebotomine sand flies are dipterans of relevance due to their role as vectors of several pathogens worldwide. Bacteria in the gut of sand flies...
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The long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in Egypt
BackgroundThe Dolichopodidae, commonly known as long-legged flies, are a cosmopolitan dipteran family in the superfamily Empidoidea. The adults and...
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On the Morphotypes of Louse Flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) Based on the Morphology of Pulvilli and Empodia in the Context of the Host Spectrum
The morphology of pulvilli and empodia as well as their morphometric parameters (length, width of pulvilli, length and distance between empodium...
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A Five-Year Study on Infestation and Abundance of Bat Flies (Hippoboscoidea: Streblidae) Under Severe Dry Season Conditions in the Tropical Dry Forest of Yucatan, Mexico
In Mexico, few studies have explored how environmental conditions in tropical dry forests (TDF) influence bat fly load even though, according to...
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Seven new records of bee flies (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Saudi Arabia
BackgroundBombyliidae (bee flies) are one of the largest dipterous families in Saudi Arabia with 116 hitherto recorded species. Larvae of these flies...
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Parasitoid Species Associated with Fruit Flies of the Genus Anastrepha (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Panama
The Panamanian fauna of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) have been studied since the beginning of the past century: first by the interest of a...
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Utilisation of a mitochondrial intergenic region for species differentiation of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South Africa
BackgroundFruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) comprise species of agricultural and economic importance. Five such fruit fly species are known to...
