Foraging for food is an integral part of animal survival. In small insects and invertebrates,
multisensory information and optimized locomotion strategies are used to effectively forage …

The olfactory transduction system of insects is involved in multiple behavioral processes
such as foraging, mating, and egg-laying behavior. In the insect olfactory receptor neurons …

Insects represent the most diverse group of animals in the world. While the olfactory systems
of different species share general principles of organization, they also exhibit a wide range …

In insects, vision is crucial in finding host plants, but its role in nocturnal insects is largely
unknown. Vision involves responses to specific spectra of photon wavelengths and opsins …

Abstract Background Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830)(Diptera: Calliphoridae) is the main
causative agent of flystrike of sheep in Australia and New Zealand. Female flies lay eggs in …

In the polyphagous insect Monolepta signata (M. signata)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae),
antennae are important for olfactory reception used during feeding, mating, and finding a …

'Mosca de la bichera'or simply 'bichera'are common names given in Uruguay and the region
to the primary myiasis-causing species Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World …

Blowflies are of interest for medical applications (maggot therapy), forensic investigations,
and for evolutionary developmental studies such as the evolution of parasitism. It is because …

Breech flystrike is a painful, debilitating and potentially lethal disease caused by the larvae
of the blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, and, despite many years of research, it remains a serious …

Abstract Background The blowfly Lucilia cuprina is a destructive parasite of sheep that
causes flystrike or myiasis. Larvae consume the animal's living flesh, producing large …