Simulium spp.
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Description: Provides photographs and a description of these black flies, their distribution, life cycle, the damage caused by them and their management.
spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Simuliidae) Florida occasionally experiences outbreaks of black flies, though this is a rare occurance, and these large populations are caused by rainfall extremes. Common names for this pest include black flies and turkey gnats, as well as a number of new names applied by Floridians which are not repeatable here. Because of the hump visible behind their head when viewed in profile, black flies are also called buffalo gnats. Like eye gnats, they fly around people's heads, occasionally getting into eyes and ears as well as crawling in the hair. Because most of the specimens collected to date have been identified as
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| Page title: | black flies, Simulium spp. |
| Keywords: | black fly buffalo gnats turkey gnats Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Butler Hogsette |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
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| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |