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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"black flies"”.
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Effects of black flies on wild turkey reproductive success
… influence nest success. Biting insects such as black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are a common nuisance often present during the reproductive period of numerous avian species and have the potential to directly (e.g., cause nestling mortality) and indirectly (e.g., increase rate of nest …
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An investigation of sugar feeding by black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)
… on blood-meal acquisition in adult female black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae), the same cannot be said for sugarmeals. Both sexes feed on sugar which provides energy for flight and it has been commonly held that nectar is the major carbohydrate source. This thesis addresses the question of …
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Influence of dietary nutrients on life history-related traits of black flies and mosquitoes
… Paired choice experiments showed that the black flies forage more frequently from high calorie diets, which contained melezitose, or those diets that contained amino acids, compared to low calorie melezitose-free diets or amino acid-free diets. The mosquitoes however displayed a more random …
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An investigation into the effects of homopteran honeydew sugars versus floral nectar sugars on black fly longevity, flight performance and digestion /
… species. However, it has been shown that black flies (Burgin & Hunter 1997 a,b,c), mosquitoes (Foster 1995; Burkett et al. 1999; Russell & Hunter 2002), deer flies (Magnarelli & Burger 1984; Janzen & Hunter 1998; Ossowski & Hunter 2000), horse flies (Schutz & Gaugler 1989; Hunter & …
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An investigative study on the effects of black fly (diptera: simuliidae) sugar meals on reproductive success and parasite transmission /
Black flies are opportunistic sugar-feeders. They take sugar meals from Homopteran honeydew secretions or plant nectars, depending on availability. Homopteran honeydew secretions contain both simple and complex carbohydrates while plant nectars contain primarily simple carbohydrates. In order to …
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All The Ways Out of Here
… inner lives. In these stories, a woman kills black flies for a living, another lives with the repercussions of a massive gas spill, a lonely widow starts writing letters to a prisoner, and a young boy advocates for a troublesome grizzly bear.
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All The Ways Out of Here
… inner lives. In these stories, a woman kills black flies for a living, another lives with the repercussions of a massive gas spill, a lonely widow starts writing letters to a prisoner, and a young boy advocates for a troublesome grizzly bear.
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Feeding activity, a study of control measures, and a survey of black fly pests (Dipterai Simuliidae) of horses in Virginia
The feeding activity of female black flies may cause considerable annoyance to saddle horses. Horses under attack become head-shy and difficult to manage, posing a potential hazard to riders. Stabling horses offers a means of protection against black fly feeding, but most horse owners cannot or …
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ENERGY FLOW AND MACROINVERTEBRATE PRODUCTION IN PANAMANIAN HIGHLAND STREAMS: ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF AMPHIBIAN DECLINES
… production was dominated by hydropsychid caddisflies in pre-decline reaches, whereas black flies dominated filterer production in post-decline reaches. Overall, detritus and detritivores dominated energy flow in all study reaches. However, scrapers were well represented in these systems and …