[HTML][HTML] The role of flies as pollinators of horticultural crops: An Australian case study with worldwide relevance

DF Cook, SC Voss, JTD Finch, RC Rader, JM Cook… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Australian horticulture relies heavily on the introduced managed honey bee, Apis mellifera
Linnaeus 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), to pollinate crops. Given the risks associated with …

Forensic entomotoxicology: current concepts, trends and challenges

R Chophi, S Sharma, S Sharma, R Singh - Journal of forensic and legal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of forensic entomotoxicology in investigations of death by poisoning has
gained popularity as insects serves as an alternative specimen (evidence) when …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of deep convolutional neural network models for species identification of forensically-important fly maggots based on images of posterior …

D Apasrawirote, P Boonchai, P Muneesawang… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Forensic entomology is the branch of forensic science that is related to using arthropod
specimens found in legal issues. Fly maggots are one of crucial pieces of evidence that can …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of essential oils and diluents against Chrysomya megacephala, an important mechanical vector

AR dos Santos, RFSC do Nascimento… - Journal of natural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chrysomya megacephala represents a major threat to public health. It is a mechanical
vector of various pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and protozoan cysts, while their …

Age determination of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) using lifespan patterns, gene expression, and pteridine concentration under constant and …

FJ Ngando, X Zhang, H Qu, J Xiao, L Ren… - Forensic Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)(Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a blowfly
species widely studied in medical, veterinary, and entomological research. Our study …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of necrophagous flies of forensic importance in medico-legal cases in Tamil Nadu State, India

A Palavesam, R Selvakumar, BR Latha… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The present study is based on the necrophagous fly samples collected from 24
medico-legal cases between the year 2011 and 2018 in Tamil Nadu State, India. The fly life …

[HTML][HTML] The blowfly Chrysomya latifrons inhabits fragmented rainforests, but shows no population structure

NJ Butterworth, JF Wallman, NP Johnston, BM Dawson… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Climate change and deforestation are causing rainforests to become increasingly
fragmented, placing them at heightened risk of biodiversity loss. Invertebrates constitute the …

New Distribution Record for Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Indiana, United States

CG Owings, CJ Picard - Journal of Insect Science, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Determining range expansion for insect species is vital in order to evaluate their impact on
new ecosystems and communities. This is particularly important for species which could be …

[HTML][HTML] New geographic distribution of Chrysomya megacephala, the Oriental latrine blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in Mexico using citizen science and social …

S Jaume-Schinkel, X Mengual - Revista mexicana de biodiversidad, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
In the present study we discuss the distribution of the exotic species Chrysomya
megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) in Mexico, combining data from natural history collections …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial community and genome analysis of cytoplasmic incompatibility-inducing Wolbachia in American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii

AK Pramono, AK Hidayanti, Y Tagami… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Liriomyza trifolii, an agricultural pest, is occasionally infected by Wolbachia. A Wolbachia
strain present in Liriomyza trifolii is associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) effects …