…In temperate regions the black fly adults emerge in late spring, but are present year round in tropical regions. Female black flies feed on blood which they obtain from mammals and birds. They have short stabbing mouthparts, which they use to rupture blood capillaries in the skin. They then feed on the blood that oozes to the surface. This causes pain and irritation, and leaves a wound open to secondary infection. In some areas this nuisance can have a considerable…
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…mulch, or in cracks in support-stakes or under earth mounds. The larvae hatch after 4-15 days, and are initially very active, dispersing rapidly. Over a period of 3-4 weeks, they pass through five instars. In non-diapausing individuals (i.e. during the summer), the adult moth emerges 8-14 days after pupation. Towards the end of the season, mature larvae of the last generation leave the plant in search of a hibernation site, mostly under bark, in cracks of wooden support stakes or…