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Dear Colleagues,

The biology, ecology and control of synanthropic flies are very important research topics. As more is learned about the biology and ecology of pest species, control techniques can be more species-specific and environmentally friendly. House flies, Musca domestica, stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, and horn flies, Haematobia irritans, are the “big 3” in many parts of the world, but there are other synanthropic species that would qualify to fit into this Special Issue.

The flies to be highlighted in the Special Issue should be pests of humans and/or animals. They may or may not transmit pathogens, and their control would help to improve the welfare of humans and animals alike. Authors who conduct traditional research as well as authors who are working on topics in genetics and semiochemicals are invited to submit their work.

Dr. Jerome A Hogsette
Guest Editor

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Keywords

trapping systems
genetics
larval development parameters
attractants and repellents

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Wing Phenotypic Variation among Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) Populations in Thailand

Tanawat Chaiphongpachara

Gerard Duvallet

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Tanasak Changbunjong

Insects 2022, 13(5), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13050405 - 23 Apr 2022

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Abstract

Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Muscidae) is a cosmopolitan hematophagous ectoparasite of veterinary and medical importance. It is an important mechanical vector of several animal pathogens and can cause significant economic losses. However, the morphological variation of this species remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the phenotypic variation in the wing size and shape of S. calcitrans populations in Thailand based on a landmark-based geometric morphometric approach. Specimens were collected from five populations in five geographical regions in Thailand. A total of 490 left wings of S. calcitrans (245 female and 245 male individuals) were used for geometric morphometric analysis. Wing size differences were detected between some populations of S. calcitrans, whereas wing shape differences were found among populations. Therefore, the phenotypic variation in S. calcitrans populations indicated that these populations are adaptive responses to local environmental pressures, suggesting the presence of phenotypic plasticity in this species. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology, Ecology and Control of Synanthropic Flies)

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Synanthropic Flies—A Review Including How They Obtain Nutrients, along with Pathogens, Store Them in the Crop and Mechanisms of Transmission

John G. Stoffolano, Jr.

Insects 2022, 13(9), 776; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090776 - 27 Aug 2022

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An attempt has been made to provide a broad review of synanthropic flies and, not just a survey of their involvement in human pathogen transmission. It also emphasizes that the crop organ of calliphorids, sarcophagids, and muscids was an evolutionary development and has served and assisted non-blood feeding flies in obtaining food, as well as pathogens, prior to the origin of humans. Insects are believed to be present on earth about 400 million years ago (MYA). Thus, prior to the origin of primates, there was adequate time for these flies to become associated with various animals and to serve as important transmitters of pathogens associated with them prior to the advent of early hominids and modern humans. Through the process of fly crop regurgitation, numerous pathogens are still readily being made available to primates and other animals. Several studies using invertebrate-derived DNA = iDNA meta-techniques have been able to identify, not only the source the fly had fed on, but also if it had fed on their feces or the animal's body fluids. Since these flies are known to feed on both vertebrate fluids (i.e., from wounds, saliva, mucus, or tears), as well as those of other animals, and their feces, identification of the reservoir host, amplification hosts, and associated pathogens is essential in identifying emerging infectious diseases. New molecular tools, along with a focus on the crop, and what is in it, should provide a better understanding and development of whether these flies are involved in emerging infectious diseases. If so, epidemiological models in the future might be better at predicting future epidemics or pandemics. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology, Ecology and Control of Synanthropic Flies)

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