Eastern Cereal
and Oilseed
Research Centre
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Research Highlights
Genetic Enhancement and Food Safety
Bioproducts, Bioprocesses and Bioinformatics
Soil, Water, Air and Production Systems
Biodiversity (Mycology and Botany)
Biodiversity (Entomology) and Integrated Pest Management
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Introduction
Mechanism of blood feeding
Life cycle
Disease transmission
Allergic reactions and immunity
Personal protection
Abatement strategies
Families of biting flies
Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Black flies (Simuliidae)
Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
Horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae)
Snipe flies (
Symphoromyia
spp.Rhagionidae)
Horn flies and stable flies (
Haematobia irritans
and
Stomoxys calcitrans
Muscidae)
Sheep keds, or sheep ticks (
Melophagus ovinus
Hippoboscidae)
Acknowledgments
Further reading
Date Modified: 2003-06-23
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