Adv In Insect Phys 2019 13;57:27-95. Epub 2019 Nov 13.
Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States.
Two areas of research that have greatly increased in attention are: dipterans as vectors and the microbes they are capable of vectoring. Because it is the front-end of the fly that first encounters these microbes, this review focuses on the legs, mouthparts, and foregut, which includes the crop as major structures involved in dipteran vectoring ability. The legs and mouthparts are generally involved in mechanical transmission of microbes. Read More