Entomology (Medical and Veterinary)

Biochemical monitoring of organophosphorus and carbamate insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Trinidad.

First occurrences of the Phorid, Megaselia abdita, in forensic cases in Britain.

The first two cases of the occurrence of Megaselia abdita Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) in human corpses in Britain are reported and a further case of M. rufipes (Meigen). In all three cases the corpses experienced low temperatures.

Visual and olfactory responses of haematophagous Diptera to host stimuli.

Key biotic and environmental constraints on the host-orientated behaviour of haematophagous Diptera are summarized. For each major group of biting Diptera, responses to host stimuli are reviewed, including activation and ranging behaviour, long-range and short-range olfactory responses and visual responses. Limitations to the comparison of results between groups of species, and the practical pr...

Molecular characterization of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Madagascar.

Anopheles gambiae s.s. Giles (Diptera: Culicidae), the primary African malaria vector, has been characterized at the subspecies level in Madagascar, where only the molecular form S and haplotype gIA occur. The haplotype gIC proposed by other authors was not observed amongst the 35 mosquito genomes sequenced. These S/gIA characteristics are also found on the Comoros archipelago and in continenta...

A key to the adults of species of blowflies in southern Australia known or suspected to breed in carrion.

The reliable morphological identification of carrion-breeding blowflies is important ecologically, as well as for medical, veterinary and forensic reasons. To date, no comprehensive key has been available to make this possible for workers in southern Australia. An illustrated key is presented to the adults of all species of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) south of 30 degrees S known or suspe...