"Sandflea" redirects here. The term may also refer to Tunga penetrans or members of the family Talitridae.
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Sandfly or sand fly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas. In the United States, sandfly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads" (family Tabanidae), or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae. The bites usually result in a small, intensely itchy bump or welt, the strength of which intensifies over a period of 5-7 days before dissipating. Moderate relief is achieved with varying success through the application of over the counter products such as Benadryl (ingested) or an analgesic cream such as After Bite (applied topically). Outside the United States, sandfly may refer to members of the subfamily Phlebotominae within the Psychodidae. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) are sometimes called sandflies or no-see-ums (no-see-em, noseeum). New Zealand sandflies are in the genus of sand fly Austrosimulium, a type of black fly.[1]
In the various sorts of sandfly only the female is responsible for biting and sucking the blood of mammals, reptiles and birds; the protein in the blood is necessary for the production of eggs, making the sandfly an anautogenous reproducer.
Some sandfly genera of the subfamily Phlebotominae are the primary vectors of leishmaniasis and pappataci fever; both diseases are confusingly referred to as sandfly fever. In Asia, Africa, and Europe, leishmaniasis is spread by sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus; in the Americas, the disease is spread by sandflies of the genus Lutzomyia. Belize and Honduras are notorious in the Caribbean for their sandfly populations and travel pages frequently warn tourists to bring bug spray containing high concentrations of DEET.
New Zealand sandfly biting a human's thumb
^Sandflies and mosquitoes – Sandflies: New Zealand's blackflies. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand (2009-03-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
is necessary for the production of eggs, making the sandfly an anautogenous reproducer. Some sandfly genera of the subfamily Phlebotominae are the primary...
Sandfly fever can refer to: Visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar Pappataci fever, or Papatasi fever, an acute febrile arboviral infection (most commonly...
the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandfly. A sandfly is an irritating insect found near beaches. HMS Sandfly (1794) was a 4-gun Musquito-class floating...
oystercatchers are commonly seen. Sandfly Bay is also an excellent site for washed up Durvillaea antarctica (kelp) to be found. Sandfly Bay is best known as a tramping...
They are spread by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World. At least 93 sandfly species are proven...
a phlebovirus associated with sandfly fever. It is related to the Naples and Toscana viruses, which also cause sandfly fever. The virus was discovered...
tripartite genome e Uukuniemi (UUK) serogroup. The Sandfly group's natural reservoir are sandflies, while the natural reservoir for Uukuniemi is ticks...
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South...
virus transmission from man to sandfly, the virus can be transmitted in insects transovarially, from an infected female sandfly to its offspring. Pappataci...
Military Health Service. The SANDF consists of around 75,000 professional soldiers as of 2019. In recent years, the SANDF has become a major peacekeeping...
of the Sandfly Colliery Tramway Rae, Lou.; Whitham, Lindsay.; Chynoweth, R. Wayne.; Light Railway Research Society of Australia (1988), Sandfly colliery...
the metacyclic promastigotes are injected by sandfly through the skin during its blood meal. When sandfly bites using its proboscis it ejects the parasites...
North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Around one thousand sandfly species have been described, belonging to the subfamily Phlebotominae within...
Austrosimulium ungulatum, known by the common name West Coast black fly or just sandfly, is a species of small fly of the family Simuliidae that is endemic to...
Sand flea may refer to: Arthropoda of the class Insecta: Sandfly Chigoe flea Tunga penetrans Crustacea of the class Malacostraca: Talitridae Emerita (crustacean)...
gnats) Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnats) Ceratopogonidae Midge Mosquito Sandfly Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Gnat"...
(has not lost virulence factors associated with sandfly-uptake) which can be transmitted via sandfly bite. A Brazilian study of 63 puppies from 18 L....
dengue fever and yellow fever. Another large group of vectors are flies. Sandfly species transmit the disease leishmaniasis, by acting as vectors for protozoan...
Zieria smithii, commonly known as sandfly zieria, lanoline bush or Smithian zieria, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to eastern...
service branches, the SANDF regards this structure as being the most efficient method of providing care and support to the SANDF's personnel. It is a significant...
to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which represent the different branches of the SANDF (South African Army, South African Navy, South...
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