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Biology, Ecology and Control of Synanthropic Flies
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Biology, Ecology and Control of Synanthropic Flies

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest and Vector Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 15179

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Dr. Jerome A. Hogsette

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Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, USDA–ARS, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
Interests: stable flies; management; behavior; dispersal; biocontrol; feeding mechanisms; disease transmission; repellents; at-tractants; trapping; ecology; biology
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Special Issue Information

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
by Tanawat Chaiphongpachara, Gerard Duvallet and Tanasak Changbunjong
Insects 2022, 13(5), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13050405 - 23 Apr 2022
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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 [...] Read more.
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
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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
by 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 [...] Read more.
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
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