The Simulium, whose secondary host is the black fly, is common in all fast - flowing, unshaded streams. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Microfilariae produced in one person are carried to another by the blackfly, which in West Africa belongs to the Simulium damnosum species complex. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
The disease, transmitted by black flies of the Simulium species whose bite can be extremely unpleasant, has in the past devastated local communities. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The larvae of the blackfly (Simulium damnosum spp.) live attached to a substrate in the fast flowing parts of rivers, where they filter out particles for their nutrition. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The research, jointly conducted by the World Health Organisation and the Angolan government, revealed that the condition is caused by Onchocerca volvulus - a parasitic worm transmitted into human hosts by the black fly (Simulium damnosum) - and presenting various debilitating symptoms including serious visual impairment. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
If the insects of the genus Simulium abound in the. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Carolina are of the genus Simulium (Atractocera meigen.). From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
Most remarkable, in many respects, of all aquatic larvae are the grubs of the Sand-midges (Simulium). From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
Resistance to insecticides of Simulium soubrense and Simulium sanctipauli of the Simulium damnosum complex. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Latreille has discovered that the mosquitos of South Carolina are of the genus Simulium (Atractocera meigen.). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Densonucleosis virus and cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus diseases in larvae of the blackfly, Simulium vittatum. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
The pupae of Simulium rest in their curious little cup-like dwellings, attached to submerged stones or plants. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
The Simulium molestum (Fig. 68, enlarged), as the black fly is called, lives during the larva state in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
Predation was confirmed by the amplification of Simulium DNA from C. oliffi observed to have fed on S. squamosum pupae. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
Chironomus and Simulium for example, breathe dissolved air by means of tufts of thread-like gills, which arise on either side of the prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
They were not mosquitos, which have the appearance of little flies, or of the genus Simulium, but zancudos, which are really gnats, though very different from our European species. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
If the insects of the genus Simulium abound in the Cassiquiare, which has white waters, the culices or zancudos are so much the more rare; you scarcely find any there; while on the rivers of black waters, in the Atabapo and the Rio, there are generally some zancudos and no mosquitos. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
It has been extensively and successfully tested for (1) Mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti, Anopheles albimanus, Ochlerotatus intrudens and mixed wild populations in Florida, U.S.A.), (2) Biting flies — Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) and Black flies (Simulium decorum), (3) Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), and (4) Stored product pests — Rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae) and Flour beetles (Tribolium spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Natural Mosquito Repellent That Really Works] Reference
A Phlebotomus sandfly and a Simulium blackfly, respectively. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Simulium (blackfly) larvae. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Infected female black fly; genus Simulium. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
More information: "Insight into the Sialome of the Black Fly, Simulium vittatum. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Simulium vittatum. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates]
Simulium damnosum. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Simulium, 73. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
Simulium, 78, 87. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
"Insight into the Sialome of the Black Fly, Simulium vittatum http: / / pubs. acs.org / stoken / presspac / presspac / full / 10.1021 / pr8008429. From Wordnik.com. [GEN News Highlights] Reference
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