"Black flies are also vector competent, i.e., capable of transmitting pathogens that cause infectious diseases through their ...

“They never go away but will expand their territory if conditions are right.” Fortunately, black flies do not transmit disease to people in the North America. However, in other parts of the world, ...

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that ...

Studies of a protein that fruit flies use to sense heat and chemicals may someday provide solutions to human pain and the control of disease-spreading mosquitoes. In the current issue of the journal ...

Today, we have many ways to fend off mosquitoes and black flies, but they all carry minuses: the repellent DEET is oily and dissolves plastics and nylon. Insect-proof clothing turns hot days into ...

House-Flies and How They Spread Disease by C. G. Hewitt was first published in 1912. The book contains an account of the natural history of houseflies and their role in spreading disease, together ...