Testing hypotheses on egg number and size in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).

The black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thua Thien Hue and Lam Dong Provinces, Vietnam.

Surveys of pupae and larvae of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) were carried out in Thua Thien Hue Province of central Vietnam, and Lam Dong Province of southern Vietnam in 2014. A total of 26 species belonging to the genus Simulium were collected, consisting of eight known species, one newly recorded species, and 17 new species (of which three species of the subgenus Nevermannia were describe...

SCIENTIFIC NOTE A Bioassay Method for Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) Using Larvicides

This note presents an alternative method for bioassays using black fly larvae, with which we intend to provide a simpler but effective tool for accessing data on larvicide efficacy.

Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Turkish Thrace, with a new record for Turkey

BACKGROUND This paper includes 2742 specimens of 18 species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) collected from 132 lotic sites in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, in the early summer of 2002 and 2003 and the spring of 2005 and 2006. NEW INFORMATION All species are recorded from this region for the first time, and Metacnephianigra (Rubtsov, 1940) is a new record for Turkey. Distri...

MARIANNE SHOCKLEY STEPHENS The Effects of Algae on the Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis Against Larval Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Laboratory Bioassays (Under the Direction of RAY NOBLET)

Species diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Oriental region and molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Gomphostilbia members.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are ecologically and medically important insects. Female adults of black flies are the solitary vectors of river blindness (onchocerciasis) and their larvae play a vital role in stream ecosystem. This study examined the distribution of black flies in the Oriental region and analyzed the phylogenetic relationship of the subgenus Gomphosti...