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Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods.
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Fly Index: Flies, Gnats, Fruit Fly, House, Horse Flies Index is your starting point for identifying flies that are pests of homes, schools, hospitals and commercial buildings. See how to identify different flies, their biology and habits. Important information for fly control includes the fly breeding source of each...Information on the occurrence, biology, damage, and management for these introduced pests of turf and many other plants.
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Crane Fly Pests of the Pacific Northwest Researchers and educators from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia have joined together to supply factual information and stimulate interest to further research for the safe and effective management of pest crane flies. The purpose of this web site is to...All about Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) by Igor Grichanov. General information, catalogs, keys, fossils, bibliography, and links.
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Dolichopodidae Homepage You may buy here new and old books on entomology and plant protection BOOKSHOP 30/06/2005 New 2004-2005 taxonomic papers (Evenhuis, Grootaert, Olejnicek, Yang et al 7/02/2004 Revised publication lists of P.Grootaert, I.Grichanov 17/09/2003 Check lists for Finland, Italy and UK...Photos and information on Diptera (true flies) and links to other entomological and parasitological sites.
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Diptera Flies are cool Flies often get a bad reputation and are often described as dirty and disgusting. There are those associated with filth and decay like blowflies and houseflies. And there are those associated with disease like the mosquito and the blackfly. But...Cecidomyiid fly whose larvae are effective predators of aphids. Description, habitat, life cycle, photo, and other information.
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Aphidoletes aphidimyza Aphidoletes egg laid near aphid. A.T. Eaton Right: Aphidoletes larva. J.Ogrodnick Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) The aphid midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza, is a cecidomyiid fly whose larvae are effective predators of aphids. Initially a new species was described for every different...Research on circadian rhythms and information about Chronobiology and the endogenous clock in the model organism Drosophila.
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Circadian Rhythm Group Investigator circadian rhythms at the Lehrstuhl fr Entwicklungsbiolgie; Barkeeper at Ralfs Eck The projects are supported by a program of the German Research Community (DFG) aimed to sponsor young scientists in the biological sciences. Additional funding (also from the DFG)...Detailed information about flies from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
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The Diptera Site Flies are found everywhere and do just about everything. The health of our world is in part dependent on these wonderful creatures. For an introduction to flies and links to the different family pages, click here. Fly-Tree (ATOL) Flies are...Characteristics, phylogeny, and images from the Tree of Life project.
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Diptera Go to navigation for this section of the ToL site Go to quick links Go to quick search Go to detailed site links Site Navigation Browse Help Features Learning Contribute About advanced go to beginning of page Under Construction Containing...Images and keys for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of northwestern Europe.
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Keys to European Syrphidae It contains identification keys to the NW-European Hoverflies. The keys at this site are mostly test keys for the book, that have not been updated. However, some keys at this site are maintained because they have a larger geographical range...Information about privately funded research into the genus Arachnocampa (Type species: Arachnocampa flava Harrison, 1966).
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Springbrook Glow Worms Research Centre Ongoing privately funded research into the the genus Arachnocampa -Type species: Arachnocampa flava Harrison, 1966. Also the different species of luminous fungi in the Springbrook Queensland area.Onsite night tours of these privately owned glow worm colonies and research centre start...Full text of a book by Jim Heath telling the story of the war between bush flies and dung beetles in Australia. Includes cartoons, facts, and drawings.
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All about the Australian bush fly Australian bush flies and dung beetles the original text, drawings and cartoons (published 1989 It was a best-seller (in Australian numbers If questions like the following have been making your nights hell, you've come to the right place: Why bush...Information on Chironomidae and water beetles, checklists for Florida, North and South Carolina; information on how to obtain identification manuals.
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Chironomidae and Water Beetles of Florida Dicrotendipes thanatogratus, named by me in 1987 for the Grateful Dead Here you'll find current information on the taxonomy and distribution of these wonderful groups of insects in Florida and elsewhere. Information includes (click on your choice CHIRONONEWS latest developments...Detailed information and links.
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Asilidae Homepage Insecta Diptera information on robber flies Webmaster:Fritz Geller-GrimmTorsten Dikow Last saved: Sept. 04 2005 Information Keys News Database New Literature Projects Links Addresses Smithsonian Bombyliidae Therevidae Scenopinidae Apioceridae Mydidae Families Addresses Internet Resources Hints Links Addresses...Detailed information, including morphology, life history, and phylogeny, with bibliography and links.
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Mydidae (Diptera: Asiloidea Homepage New genera and new species of Mydidae from Madagascar described by Boris Kondratieff, Ryan Carr Mike Irwin in Zootaxa (download free PDF from Zootaxa) Miltinus viduatus Westwood, 1835 (Apiophorinae Newland Head Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia. Gerhard Weber Torsten Dikow...Information and pictures of flies in Brisbane, Australia.
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Flies Order Diptera This page contains pictures and information about flies and mosquitoes that we have founded in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Flies and mosquitoes are classified as order Diptera, which mean two wings. The insects in this order have only one...Information about the checklist by Paul Beuk, which can be ordered on CD-ROM.
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Checklist index CHECKLIST OF THE DIPTERA OF THE NETHERLANDS EIND 2002 VERSCHENEN PUBLISHED LATE 2002 Over de Checklist About the Checklist Inhoud Contents Bestelinformatie Ordering information...Detailed information on the Asilidae of Germany, including distribution maps, flight period diagrams, histograms, and information on habitat requirements. In German and English.
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Zur Kenntnis der Raubfliegen Deutschlands ...Information about Plecia nearctica, commonly called "love bugs", which emerge en mass and form large swarms. Site includes photos, video, poetry, and links.
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Love Bugs on the Move These lovable little dipterans (they aren't actually bugs despite their common name) spend 5-7 months of their lives as larvae in the leaf litter. The adults emerge synchronously twice a year (April-May and September October) and can form large swarms...Detailed information about Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae), swarming flies that are a nuisance to motorists in the southern US.
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lovebug Plecia nearctica Hardy Plecia nearctica is the lovebug that motorists frequently encounter as a serious nuisance when traveling in southern states. It was first described by Hardy (1940) from Galveston, Texas, and at that time he reported it to be widely spread, but...Photographs and information about flies and gnats in a garden in The Netherlands.
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Introductory page to the Diptera (Flies and Mosquitoes All pictures of garden wildlife on this page are thumbnails. Click on a thumbnail for enlargement in format of 800x600 pixels. The enlarged photos are from 100 to 150KB in size. We normally use the animal's English name (if it...University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on flies found in the home, biology and control.
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Flies in the Home (015) The best way to prevent fly problems in a home is to exclude them by screening. Several species of flies enter homes in Nebraska. Most are mere nuisance problems. Blowflies or houseflies can be found in and around the home...Research by entomologist Silvio Shigueo Nihei of the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, related to taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of flies of family Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera).
http://www.silvionihei.hpg.ig.com.br/
Photos, range maps, and resources for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Europe.
http://www.syrphidae.com/
A list of hoverfly species recorded in Cornwall, UK.
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Species list for Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cornwall All species are listed which have been found in Cornwall (plus the most likely additions Species not yet on the Cornish list are marked in the 8216;Last Recorded’ column. Some unconfirmed 8216;sightings’ are marked Records to 2003 are included. In...Deals with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists worldwide. Includes images and forums.
http://www.diptera.info/
Comprehensive taxonomic information on 17311 taxa in the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea), including distribution data by country.
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Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea) Manual for contact information Apart from the standard taxonomic information (family, subfamily, genus, subgenus, species, subspecies, author, year, publication, synonyms, original genus, original spelling the catalogue includes up to date information on the distribution of the species by countries and,...Observations, how flies affected the course of history, and pictures.
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iStudy Flies: Observations and pictures of flies In a hypothetical calculation, a pair of flies where a fly would take up 1/8 cubic inch (2.05 cc that began to breed in April, if all were to live, would produce 191 quintillion 10 quadrillion (191, 010, 000, 000,...A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters "Fly Times" and "Tachinid Times", Tachinidae resources.
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North American Dipterists Society homepage This website offers a variety of resources on the insect order Diptera, or true flies. The Diptera comprise about 125,000 described species worldwide and are of huge importance to man and the environment. They are much maligned due to their...Photographs and information about these flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals.
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek051108.html