Biting flies, including stable flies and horn flies, are considered important pests of livestock,
companion animals, and humans by inflicting painful bites and interrupting normal animal …

Larvae of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (L. 1758)(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), are
increasingly being used as animal feed ingredients. Larvae are usually produced by placing …

Vector-borne diseases affecting livestock have serious impacts in Africa. Trypanosomosis is
caused by parasites transmitted by tsetse flies and other blood-sucking Diptera. The animal …

The human skin microbiome reportedly contributes to the attraction of mosquitoes to human
hosts. We tested the hypothesis that bovine skin microbes affect the attraction of blood …

Gravid female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes identify suitable oviposition sites through a
repertoire of cues, but the influence of allelochemicals, especially root phytochemicals in …

Oviposition site selection by gravid female insects is an important determinant in species
distribution, abundance, and population dynamics. Females may assess the suitability of a …

Gravid female stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)(Diptera: Muscidae), oviposit in many
types of organic substrates, including animal feces, but there is limited information as to …

Phlebotomine sand flies transmit many viral protozoan and bacterial pathogens of public
health importance. Knowledge of the ecologic factors influencing their distribution at local …

We caught stable-and house flies on a Danish LA-MRSA positive pig farm. Stable-and
house flies were housed together and culled over time to test for the presence of live LA …

Stomoxys flies exhibit an attraction toward objects that offer no rewards, such as traps and
targets devoid of blood or nectar incentives. This behavior provides an opportunity to …