Q&A: Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...
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The Hippoboscidae or louse-flies (Diptera) of mammals and birds / by Joseph C. Bequaert

Reprinted from Entomologica americana, v. 32-36 (n.s.). https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!269573 ...
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Distant-dependent capture probabilities of Mediterranean and oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a food-based trap in a Hawaiian mango orchard

Certain species of true fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are worldwide pests of fruits and vegetables, and many countries operate trapping programs to detect and monitor invasions. Food-based traps ...