Distribution of
larval and pupal stages of
Simulium (Diptera: Simuliidae) flies in the Nilgiris hills of Tamil Nadu.
J Parasit Dis 2017;
41:655-658. [PMID:
28848254 DOI:
10.1007/s12639-016-0861-7]
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Abstract
Endemicity of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in humans is linked to the location of Simulium spp. (black fly). The distribution of immature stages of Simulium in Sholur, Pykara, Gudalur, Coonoor and Kotagiri streams of the Nilgiris hills of Tamil Nadu was investigated during the months of May and July 2012. Out of these five streams, only Sholur was infested with larval and pupal stages of Simulium spp. Out of six plants collected from various water bodies, larval and pupal stages were found on the leaves and stems of an aquatic plant Nasturtium officinale and on the roots and leaves of Pennisetum glandulosum. The stages of Simulium were observed only during the summer month of May.
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