The microbiome of wild and mass-reared new world screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04828-5
Abstract: Insect population control through continual releases of large numbers of sterile insects, called sterile insect technique (SIT), is only possible if one can mass-rear large quantities of healthy insects. Adaptation of insect stocks to rearing… read more here.
Keywords: insects; mass; new world; world screwworm ... See more keywords
Geographic Population Genetic Structure of the New World Screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Using SNPs
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac024
Abstract: Abstract The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel 1858) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a serious parasite of livestock, humans, and other warm-blooded animals. It has been eradicated from the northern parts of its historical range down… read more here.
Keywords: world screwworm; screwworm cochliomyia; cochliomyia hominivorax; new world ... See more keywords
Molecular Characterization of the 2016 New World Screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Outbreak in the Florida Keys
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy078
Abstract: Abstract New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel 1858) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a myiasis-causing fly that can be a serious threat to the health of livestock, wildlife, and humans. Its progressive eradication from the southern… read more here.
Keywords: new world; source; florida keys; diptera calliphoridae ... See more keywords
Deconstructing the eradication of new world screwworm in North America: retrospective analysis and climate warming effects
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12362
Abstract: Before its eradication from North America, the subtropical‐tropical new world screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) invaded southwestern temperate areas of the U.S.A., where it caused myiasis in wildlife and livestock. Outbreaks of the fly occurred… read more here.
Keywords: eradication; world screwworm; new world; north america ... See more keywords