Background The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a
mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which …

At present, insects are rarely used by the European food industry, but they are a subject of
growing interest as an alternative source of raw materials. The risks associated with the use …

In recent years, the idea of exploiting edible insects for their industrial production has
attracted the attention of media, research institutions and food industry operators, because of …

Abstract Background The true bugs (Heteroptera) occupy nearly all of the known ecological
niches of insects. Among them, as a group containing more than 30,000 species, the …

Fungal deterioration is one of the major factors that significantly contribute to mummy
cartonnage damage. Isolation and molecular identification of thirteen fungal species …

Muscid flies are of great medical and veterinary importance because of their ability to
transmit diseases to humans and animals. Their larvae are found on dead bodies and are …

Housefly, Musca domestica, has a complicated immune system. However, its underlying
operating mechanism remains elusive. Candida albicans is a major pathogen affecting …

Prevention and management of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms in
terrestrial invertebrates covers the scientific background for all human efforts to avoid such …

Beauveria spp., an entomopathogenic fungus, has recently been widely used as a
biocontrol agent of house fly populations to evade the critical effects of chemical insecticides …

Background. South Africa (SA) has to grapple with multiple burdens of disease for which
environmental factors have a role to play in both causation and prevention. This article …