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Bacteriophage: A Useful Tool for Studying Gut Bacteria Function of Housefly Larvae, Musca domestica

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Beneficial symbiotic bacteria have positive effects on some insects’ (such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, and flies) biological activities. However, the effects of a lack of one specific symbiotic bacterium on the life activities of some insects and their ...
Xinyu Zhang, Shumin Wang, Ting Li, Qian Zhang, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +5 more
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Aerobic and facultative anaerobic Klebsiella pneumoniae strains establish mutual competition and jointly promote Musca domestica development

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionThe gut microenvironment in housefly harbors a rich and diverse microbial community which plays a crucial role in larval development. However, little is known about the impact of specific symbiotic bacteria on larval development as well as ...
Kexin Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Shumin Wang, Shumin Wang, Dawei Yao, Dawei Yao, Xinyu Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Qian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Wenjuan Liu, Wenjuan Liu, Ying Li, Ying Li, Yansong Yin, Yansong Yin, Sha An, Sha An, Ruiling Zhang, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +21 more
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Electrostatic Insect Repulsion, Capture, and Arc-Discharge Techniques for Physical Pest Management in Greenhouses

Agronomy, 2022
This article reviews the development of electrostatic apparatuses for controlling insect pests in greenhouses. The apparatuses control insects by repelling them, capturing them, and killing them by producing an arc discharge.
Shin-ichi Kusakari, Yoshinori Matsuda, Hideyoshi Toyoda   +2 more
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Flower Mimics Roll Out Multicolored Carpets to Lure and Kill the House Fly

Insects, 2021
Flowers and their spatial clustering are important parameters that mediate the foraging behavior and visitation rate of pollinating insects. Visual stimuli are crucial for triggering behavioral changes in the house fly, Musca domestica, which regularly ...
Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Nor Hafisa Syafina Binti Mohd Radzi, Fatimah Abang, Nur Faeza A. Kassim, Wan Fatma Zuharah, Nur Aida Hashim, Ronald E. Morales Vargas, Noppawan P. Morales   +8 more
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Bacterial Communities Associated with Houseflies (Musca domestica L.) Sampled within and between Farms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The housefly feeds and reproduces in animal manure and decaying organic substances and thus lives in intimate association with various microorganisms including human pathogens. In order to understand the variation and association between bacteria and the
Simon Bahrndorff, Nadieh de Jonge, Henrik Skovgård, Jeppe Lund Nielsen   +3 more
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WEATHER FACTORS AFFECTING THE ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITOES AND HOUSEFLIES IN CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [PDF]

Journal of Environmental Science, 2022
This study was conducted with the aim of monitoring mosquitoes and houseflies in Cairo International Airport and evaluating the effect of three weather factors on the population activity of these pests.
walaa M. M. Abdel-Khalek, Said g M. A. Dahrou, Alaa El-Dien Bayoumi, Youssef E. Y. Abdallah   +3 more
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Enterobacter hormaechei in the intestines of housefly larvae promotes host growth by inhibiting harmful intestinal bacteria

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background As a pervasive insect that transmits a variety of pathogens to humans and animals, the housefly has abundant and diverse microbial communities in its intestines.
Qian Zhang, Shumin Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Wenjuan Liu, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +6 more
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Correlation between Sanitation of Cow Stalls on Flies Density and Cryptosporidium sp. Manifestations

Jurnal Medik Veteriner, 2023
The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of stall sanitation on fly density and Cryptosporidium sp. presence on housefly. This study type was observational with a cross sectional approach in Jatian Village, Pakusari District, Jember ...
Rahadinda Mutia Dhamar Drajad, Yudha Nurdian, Ida Srisurani Wiji Astuti, Wiwien Sugih Utami, Yunita Armiyanti, Bagus Hermansyah   +5 more
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Housefly population density correlates with shigellosis among children in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: a time series analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND: Shigella infections are a public health problem in developing and transitional countries because of high transmissibility, severity of clinical disease, widespread antibiotic resistance and lack of a licensed vaccine.
Tamer H Farag, Abu S Faruque, Yukun Wu, Sumon K Das, Anowar Hossain, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Dilruba Ahmed, Dilruba Nasrin, Karen L Kotloff, Sandra Panchilangam, James P Nataro, Dani Cohen, William C Blackwelder, Myron M Levine   +13 more
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Impact of Insecticides at Sublethal Concentrations on the Enzyme Activities in Adult Musca domestica L.

Toxics, 2023
Nowadays, the use of pesticides is, as before, the most common way to control arthropod plant pests and the ectoparasites of animals. The sublethal effects of pesticides on insects can appear at different levels, from genetics to populations, and the ...
Anna Kinareikina, Elena Silivanova
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