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(Diptera: Simuliidae)

Also known as black flies, simulies, simúlidos, Kriebelmücken, moshki, jejenes, borrachudos, 
cseszlék and more
 
The blackflies referred to in these pages are small biting insects which belong to the Diptera or true flies.  They should not be confused with the similarly named black aphids(Hemiptera: Aphididae) which are garden and agricultural pests of plants

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The sound of rushing water epitomises the life and habitat of blackflies, which have a world-wide distribution with over 2000 recognised species. They are found wherever there is permanent or semi-permanent running water which the larval and pupal stages require for their development.
In some countries the adults may cause a serious biting nuisance, and may be vectors of parasitic and other diseases of humans and livestock

 

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NOTICES

Now available

BSG Bulletins Nos. 1 to 37 in pdf

Bulletin No. 37 (January 2012) now ready for download

Click here for more details and download

 

5th International Simuliidae Symposium

Will be held between 3rd and 7th September 2012 at the
Comenius University
 (Faculty of Natural Sciences), Bratislava, Slovakia..

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Worldwide list of Blackfly (Simulium) Vernacular or Common Names

Find names in any country,

Click here to visit the list

Archive Item
Simuliidologists Newsletter

No. VI, 1963
3rd Conference on Black Flies, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

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2012 North American Black Fly Association meeting

 
February 8-10 2012 at the Archbold Biological Center in Lake Placid, Florida.

More info.

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