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... tropical species Megaselia scalaris and M. rufipes are the principal offenders , especially the former . It is reliably claimed that a European in Burma passed larvae , puparia and adult flies over a period of a year , under conditions ...
... tropical species Megaselia scalaris and M. rufipes are the principal offenders , especially the former . It is reliably claimed that a European in Burma passed larvae , puparia and adult flies over a period of a year , under conditions ...
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... tropics as well as in temperate countries , the tropical flies being recognizable as different , mainly in colour . Besides the shortened development , Reid [ 241 ] mentions the interesting fact that in severe tropical heat house ...
... tropics as well as in temperate countries , the tropical flies being recognizable as different , mainly in colour . Besides the shortened development , Reid [ 241 ] mentions the interesting fact that in severe tropical heat house ...
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... tropical and sub - tropical theatres of the Second World War . It is carried by A. aegypti and a few other mosquitoes , and unlike the virus of yellow fever it can also be transmitted mechanically . According to figures quoted by ...
... tropical and sub - tropical theatres of the Second World War . It is carried by A. aegypti and a few other mosquitoes , and unlike the virus of yellow fever it can also be transmitted mechanically . According to figures quoted by ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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