Natural Enemies of Blackflies and Midges
Fungi
Tolypocladium
-like fungus infecting black flies
Smear of hemolymph from
Simulium piperi
showing spores of a
Tolypodium
-like fungus.
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Coelomomyces from a Chironomid
Smear of hemolymph from
Dicrotendipes californicus
showing sporangia of Coelomomyces.
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Coelomomyces from a Blackfly
Abdomen of
Simulium piperi
showing sporangia of Coelomomyces.
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References to Fungi infecting Blackflies and Midges
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Last modified 6 Sepyember 2010