Trichomycete fungi are associated with digestive tract of black fly larvae. These fungi have not been studied in Brazil, knowing them and their relationship with black flies could be an alternative to control vector populations. The objectives of this study were to survey the Trichomycete fungi associated with larvae of Simulium goeldii and S. ulyssesi, and to determine if there is specificity ...

The objective of the Onchocerciasis Control Progininme (OCP) is to eliminate onchocerciasis as a disease of public îinportance and as an obstacle to socio-economic development. The OCP was initially based solely OIT the control of the blaclcfly vector, Simulium damnosum sensu lato, by insecticide spraying of the breeding sites on river systems, where larval stages develop. Results of monitoring...

Black flies have medical importance because some species are vectors of the unenocerciasis and Mansonelosis, nevertheless, their ecology and potential use as bioindicators is still poorly studied in the Neotropical Region. In Brazil, bioindicators use is strongly focused in a multimetrical ecological index approach; this way, we investigated the black fly spatial distribution, in relation to ab...

The present study provides faunal data for Turkish Black flies (Simuliidae, Diptera) from the Central and Western Mediterranean Region in Türkiye. Among specimens collected 221 different running water sites, 17 species 3 genera 5 subgenera were identified. Two species, Simulium (Nevermannia) ibleum (Rivosecchi 1966) brevidens (Rubtsov 1956), recorded first time Türkiye, additional reported area...

Abstract Despite the ongoing onchocerciasis control program that has been in place Mahenge for more than two decades using Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) strategy, persistent transmission of observed, proving CDTI alone is unable to interrupt transmission. This letter aims highlight how drone-based remote sensing technology can be utilized Simulium surveillance and suggest ...

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) piroonae sp. nov. is described on the basis of females, males, pupae, and mature larvae collected in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. This new species is placed in the chumpornense subgroup of the varicorne species-group in the subgenus Gomphostilbia by having the antenna with eight flagellomeres, the pleural membrane bare, the female subcosta lacking hairs, and the pup...