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Review
. 1978 Nov-Dec;12(6):505-11.

[Mermithids as biological control agents of blackflies]

[Article in Russian]
I A Rubtsov
  • PMID: 366523
Review

[Mermithids as biological control agents of blackflies]

[Article in Russian]
I A Rubtsov. Parazitologiia. 1978 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

About 80 species of mermithids parasitic in blackflies have been recorded from the Ethiopian and Holarctic regions. Species of three genera, Mesomermis, Gastromermis and Isomermis, are most common parasites of blackflies. Critical periods during the ontogenesis of all mermithids are associated with the penetration of infective larvae into the host and protective reactions of the later. Intraspecific hybridization of the parasites is recommended in order to increase the effectiveness of mermithids as agents of biological control of blackflies.

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