Eristalis flower flies can be mechanical vectors of the common trypanosome bee parasite, Crithidia bombi [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Flowers can be transmission platforms for parasites that impact bee health, yet bees share floral resources with other pollinator taxa, such as flies, that may be hosts or non-host vectors (i.e., mechanical vectors) of parasites.
Scott Mcart, Wee Hao Ng, Mcart Scott H
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Abundance and Distribution of Korean Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae): Dominant Influence of Latitude on Regional Distribution [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Studies on abundance and distribution at different scales are rare. We examined whether the abundance of flower flies at a site in South Korea was related to the national occupancy and global distribution (distributional extent or range size) and whether
Tae-Sung Kwon +6 more
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Danko Brncic and the flower-flies [PDF]
Revista Chilena De Historia Natural, 2001 Uploaded by Plazi for TaxoDros. We do not have abstracts.
Hampton L Carson, Carson Hampton L
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Flies and Flowers II: Floral Attractants and Rewards
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2014 This paper comprises Part II of a review of flower visitation and pollination by Diptera (myiophily or myophily). While Part I examined taxonomic diversity of anthophilous flies, here we consider the rewards and attractants used by flowers to procure ...
Thomas S. Woodcock +4 more
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Checklist of the flower flies of Ecuador (Diptera, Syrphidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 Syrphidae is one of the most speciose families of true flies, with more than 6,100 described species and worldwide distribution. They are important for humans acting as crucial pollinators, biological control agents, decomposers, and bioindicators.
Diego Marín-Armijos +3 more
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Filth Flies, Flowers and Food: Pollination by Flies (Calliphoridae) Does Not Affect the Strawberry Microbiome. [PDF]
Microb EcolAbstract Blow flies can be used as alternative pollinators to honeybees for several crops. However, they can potentially vector harmful bacteria to surfaces on which they land. Therefore, there is a risk that blow flies may contaminate flowers, and thereby fruit, with human pathogens.
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Seasonal Abundance and Species Composition of Flower-Visiting Flies [PDF]
Neotropical Entomology, 2001 The species of flies that visit flowers to feed were recorded, at the Ecological Station of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Asteraceae, Rhamnaceae, and Boraginaceae were the most visited families. Asteraceae was the richest family and the most visited by flies families and species. The highest diversity of visiting flies was on Baccharis
Rogerio P Martins, Martins Rogerio P
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Anchored enrichment dataset for true flies (order Diptera) reveals insights into the phylogeny of flower flies (family Syrphidae). [PDF]
BMC Evol Biol, 2016 Anchored hybrid enrichment is a form of next-generation sequencing that uses oligonucleotide probes to target conserved regions of the genome flanked by less conserved regions in order to acquire data useful for phylogenetic inference from a broad range of taxa.
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Diversity and Pollen Loads of Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cranberry Crops [PDF]
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2018 Flower flies are one of the most important groups of pollinators worldwide. Unfortunately, little is known about their pollination capacity and the importance of their role for many crops grown commercially, such as cranberries. To address this information gap, 12 cranberry farms were sampled during the blooming periods of 2013 and 2014 in Quebec ...
Amélie Gervais +2 more
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A new record of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) for the fauna of Iran [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2018 During the study of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) associated with colza (Brassica napus) fields in Sari (Mazandaran Province, Iran) in 2015–2016, a total of six species i.e.
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