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Pest and Disease Control :: Gardening
Drosophila :: Insect

Flies On Birds: The Hippoboscids - Photographs and information about these flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals.
Meta Description: [ Nature: Hippoboscid flies are flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals. ]

Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Aphid Midge) - Cecidomyiid fly whose larvae are effective predators of aphids. Description, habitat, life cycle, photo, and other information.

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World - Comprehensive taxonomic information on 17311 taxa in the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea), including distribution data by country.
Meta Description: [ The Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (CCW) covers all genus-group and species-group taxa of the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea). Author: Pjotr Oosterbroek. ]

Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands - Information about the checklist by Paul Beuk, which can be ordered on CD-ROM.

404 Chronobiology in Drosophila m. - Research on circadian rhythms and information about Chronobiology and the endogenous clock in the model organism Drosophila.
Meta Description: [ Fehlerbehandlung: 404 - File not found ]

Crane Fly Pests of the Pacific Northwest - Information on the occurrence, biology, damage, and management for these introduced pests of turf and many other plants.

Diptera - Characteristics, phylogeny, and images from the Tree of Life project.

Diptera - Flies Are Cool - Photos and information on Diptera (true flies) and links to other entomological and parasitological sites.

Diptera Site - Detailed information about flies from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
Meta Description: [ The Diptera Site ]

Diptera.info - Deals with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists worldwide. Includes images and forums.
Meta Description: [ Portal to information on the insect order Diptera (flies and midges) and a forum for researchers on the insect group. The site enables, for example, link submission and identification queries. Registration required for submissions. ]

Dolichopodidae - All about Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) by Igor Grichanov. General information, catalogs, keys, fossils, bibliography, and links.

Flies in the Home - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on flies found in the home, biology and control.

Fly Index - Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods.
Meta Description: [ Fly index: click on any fly for image, biology, habits and fly control elimination procedures. ]

Garden Safari: Introduction to Diptera - Photographs and information about flies and gnats in a garden in The Netherlands.
Meta Description: [ Flies and mosquitoes in our garden with lots of pictures ]

Information on Robberflies of Germany - Detailed information on the Asilidae of Germany, including distribution maps, flight period diagrams, histograms, and information on habitat requirements. In German and English.

iStudy Flies - Observations, how flies affected the course of history, and pictures.
Meta Description: [ Pictures of flies (Diptera) and other observations. ]

Love Bugs on the Move - Information about Plecia nearctica, commonly called love bugs, which emerge en mass and form large swarms. Site includes photos, video, poetry, and links.

Lovebug - Plecia nearctica - Detailed information about Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae), swarming flies that are a nuisance to motorists in the southern US.

Mydidae (Diptera: Asiloidea) - Detailed information, including morphology, life history, and phylogeny, with bibliography and links.

North American Dipterists Society - A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters Fly Times and Tachinid Times, Tachinidae resources.
Meta Description: [ This website offers a variety of resources on the insect order Diptera, or true flies ]

Robber Flies (Asilidae) - Detailed information and links.
Meta Description: [ Information on robber flies ( Diptera : Asilidae ) by Fritz Geller-Grimm. Enclosed are a bibliography, catalogs, addresses, and translations. ]

500 Silvio Shigueo Nihei's Research - Research by entomologist Silvio Shigueo Nihei of the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, related to taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of flies of family Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera).

Species List for Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cornwall - A list of hoverfly species recorded in Cornwall, UK.
Meta Description: [ A list of British hoverfly species that have been recorded in Cornwall. ]

Springbrook Glow Worms Research Centre - Queensland. - Information about privately funded research into the genus Arachnocampa (Type species: Arachnocampa flava Harrison, 1966).

404 Syrphidae of Europe - Images and keys for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of northwestern Europe.

The Fly in Your Eye - Full text of a book by Jim Heath telling the story of the war between bush flies and dung beetles in Australia. Includes cartoons, facts, and drawings.
Meta Description: [ Copy of a best-seller about Australian flies, no less. ]

The World of Syrphidae - Photos, range maps, and resources for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Europe.
Meta Description: [ Hoverflies (Syrphidae) - Site with photos, checklists, range maps, keys, and resources for hoverflies (Syrphidae) around the world. ]