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Citizen scientists mapping the United Kingdom's and Republic of Ireland's flat flies (louse flies) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) reveal a vector's range shift. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
The Common or Bird Louse Fly Ornithomya avicularia, a vector of Haemoproteus sp. and trypanosomes, has undergone a major northwards range expansion in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. The Finch Louse Fly Ornithomya fringillina has also expanded its range northwards and westwards, and the Swallow Louse Fly Ornithomya biloba is now established in ...
Wawman DC.
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Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background

Insects, 2020
Insects of the genus Lipoptena, e.g., Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa, are hematophagic ectoparasites mainly attacking deer, roe deer, moose, horses, and cattle. Humans may also be incidental hosts for these insects.
Weronika Maślanko, Katarzyna Bartosik, Magdalena Raszewska-Famielec, Ewelina Szwaj, Marek Asman   +4 more
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Allergy to stings and bites from rare or locally important arthropods: Worldwide distribution, available diagnostics and treatment

Allergy, Volume 78, Issue 8, Page 2089-2108, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Insect venom allergy is the most frequent cause of anaphylaxis in Europe and possibly worldwide. The majority of systemic allergic reactions after insect stings are caused by Hymenoptera, and among these, vespid genera induce most of the systemic sting reactions (SSR). Honey bees are the second leading cause of SSR.
Gunter Johannes Sturm, Elisa Boni, Darío Antolín‐Amérigo, Maria Beatrice Bilò, Christine Breynaert, Filippo Fassio, Kymble Spriggs, Arantza Vega, Luisa Ricciardi, Lisa Arzt‐Gradwohl, Wolfgang Hemmer   +10 more
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Limited detection of shared zoonotic pathogens in deer keds and blacklegged ticks co‐parasitizing white‐tailed deer in the eastern United States

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 179-188, June 2023., 2023
Lipoptena cervi and Ixodes scapularis sampled from the same white‐tailed deer did not consistently harbour similar bacterial genera (N = 38 deer). Non‐systemic acquisition of pathogens by keds requires further study. Bartonella sp. was detected from deer ked species (Lipoptena sp., Neolipoptena ferrisi) in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee ...
Pia Untalan Olafson, Karen C. Poh, Jesse R. Evans, Michael J. Skvarla, Erika T. Machtinger   +4 more
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Louse flies holding on mammals' hair: Comparative functional morphology of specialized attachment devices of ectoparasites (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)

Journal of Morphology, Volume 283, Issue 12, Page 1561-1576, December 2022., 2022
The claws of the ectoparasitic flies of the Hippoboscoidea are most important to attach securely to the host fur. The gap between claw and claw base is of the same size as the hosts' hair, so that the flies' claws can interlock with the hosts' fur.
Sarah Hayer, Beeke P. Sturm, Sebastian Büsse, Thies H. Büscher, Stanislav N. Gorb   +4 more
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Adverse effects of Diptera flies on northern ungulates: Rangifer, Alces, and Bison

Mammal Review, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 425-437, July 2022., 2022
Ungulates resist flies initially by morphological barriers of skin and hair, and later by physiological processes of healing and immunity. The cost of repairing skin increases with damage to the body surface, but the costs of immune response vary widely with the fly and the associated diseases.
Bridgett M. Benedict, Perry S. Barboza
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Identification of ectoparasitic insects among domestic goats in Bulgaria [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2023
Background and Aim: Ectoparasitic entomoses cause serious economic losses to small-scale farmers. Parasites have both direct and indirect impacts on hosts. Domestic goats are a common target of infestation with ectoparasitic insects.
Nikola Stefanov Nizamov
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The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee

Physiological Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 83-95, June 2022., 2022
Bee lice attach to their host's surface using highly modified claws. The overall morphology of the tarsus produces strong attachment, with average safety factors (force per body weight) around 1130. The tarsal chain is protected with lateral stoppers against overflexion, but also allows for the fast detachment.
Thies H. Büscher, Dennis S. Petersen, Nienke N. Bijma, Fabian Bäumler, Christian W. W. Pirk, Sebastian Büsse, Lars Heepe, Stanislav N. Gorb   +7 more
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Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Poland - A case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2021
Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) has not been observed in European deer (Cervus elaphus). Our case concerned two red deer bulls in a natural environment, which had orientation disorders and/or circle movement.
Marek Houszka, Barbara Bazanow, Izabela Wesolowska, Jacek Szczepanik   +3 more
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Autumn larval cold tolerance does not predict the northern range limit of a widespread butterfly species

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 12, Page 8332-8346, June 2021., 2021
We integrate organismal thermal tolerance measures into broadscale species distribution models to test the critically important but untested hypothesis that low temperatures during autumn limit insect distribution. We do this using a widespread butterfly species, Papilio cresphontes, that is actively expanding its range northward.
Philippe Tremblay, Heath A. MacMillan, Heather M. Kharouba   +2 more
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