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#10949264

29 January 2024

Goniinae Is A Subfamily Of Tachinid Flies That Are Mostly Parasitic On Moth And Butterfly Larvae. Some Species Also Parasitize Adult Beetles And Paper Wasp Larvae. Most Goniinae Species Are Grayish-black And Moderately Bristly, And Their Heads Lack Facial Carina. Tachinidae Is One Of The Largest Families In The Order Diptera. Tachinid Flies Are Relatively Soft-bodied, From Small To Large Size Insects. They May Be Drab, Or Brightly Colored, Some Are Wasp-mimicking. Tachinid Flies Are Extremely Diverse In Appearance And Many Do Not Have The Typical Grey-black, Bristly Faces. All Tachinid Flies Share The Parasitoid Habit. Their Larvae Are Internal Parasites Of Many Orders And Families Of Insects (and A Few Other Arthropods). A Goniinae Fly Is Sitting On The Wild Plants At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 29/01/2024.

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#10949267

29 January 2024

Goniinae Is A Subfamily Of Tachinid Flies That Are Mostly Parasitic On Moth And Butterfly Larvae. Some Species Also Parasitize Adult Beetles And Paper Wasp Larvae. Most Goniinae Species Are Grayish-black And Moderately Bristly, And Their Heads Lack Facial Carina. Tachinidae Is One Of The Largest Families In The Order Diptera. Tachinid Flies Are Relatively Soft-bodied, From Small To Large Size Insects. They May Be Drab, Or Brightly Colored, Some Are Wasp-mimicking. Tachinid Flies Are Extremely Diverse In Appearance And Many Do Not Have The Typical Grey-black, Bristly Faces. All Tachinid Flies Share The Parasitoid Habit. Their Larvae Are Internal Parasites Of Many Orders And Families Of Insects (and A Few Other Arthropods). A Goniinae Fly Is Sitting On The Wild Plants At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 29/01/2024.

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#10949268

29 January 2024

Goniinae Is A Subfamily Of Tachinid Flies That Are Mostly Parasitic On Moth And Butterfly Larvae. Some Species Also Parasitize Adult Beetles And Paper Wasp Larvae. Most Goniinae Species Are Grayish-black And Moderately Bristly, And Their Heads Lack Facial Carina. Tachinidae Is One Of The Largest Families In The Order Diptera. Tachinid Flies Are Relatively Soft-bodied, From Small To Large Size Insects. They May Be Drab, Or Brightly Colored, Some Are Wasp-mimicking. Tachinid Flies Are Extremely Diverse In Appearance And Many Do Not Have The Typical Grey-black, Bristly Faces. All Tachinid Flies Share The Parasitoid Habit. Their Larvae Are Internal Parasites Of Many Orders And Families Of Insects (and A Few Other Arthropods). A Goniinae Fly Is Sitting On The Wild Plants At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 29/01/2024.

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#10949269

29 January 2024

Goniinae Is A Subfamily Of Tachinid Flies That Are Mostly Parasitic On Moth And Butterfly Larvae. Some Species Also Parasitize Adult Beetles And Paper Wasp Larvae. Most Goniinae Species Are Grayish-black And Moderately Bristly, And Their Heads Lack Facial Carina. Tachinidae Is One Of The Largest Families In The Order Diptera. Tachinid Flies Are Relatively Soft-bodied, From Small To Large Size Insects. They May Be Drab, Or Brightly Colored, Some Are Wasp-mimicking. Tachinid Flies Are Extremely Diverse In Appearance And Many Do Not Have The Typical Grey-black, Bristly Faces. All Tachinid Flies Share The Parasitoid Habit. Their Larvae Are Internal Parasites Of Many Orders And Families Of Insects (and A Few Other Arthropods). A Goniinae Fly Is Sitting On The Wild Plants At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 29/01/2024.

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#10876967

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876968

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876969

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876970

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876971

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876972

27 December 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10623334

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623336

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623338

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623340

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10326348

1 August 2023

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and other insect vectors continue to place a critical burden on the world's poor, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas including countries in the South-East Asia Region. Some pockets in Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly have seen a sudden rise in cases, and at least five people in Kolkata have died due to dengue in the last week. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700 000 deaths annually. They can be caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses. Malaria parasitic infection transmitted by Anopheline mosquitoes causes an estimated 219 million cases globally, and results in more than 400,000 deaths every year. Most of the deaths occur in children under the age of 5 years. Dengue viral infection is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. More than 3.9 billion people in over 129 countries are at risk of contracting dengue, with an estimated 96 million symptomatic cases and an estimated 40,000 deaths every year. Other viral diseases transmitted by vectors include chikungunya fever, Zika virus fever, yellow fever, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis. Mosquito larval or larvae sampling is underway by a voluntary organization at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 31/07/2023.

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#10326350

1 August 2023

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and other insect vectors continue to place a critical burden on the world's poor, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas including countries in the South-East Asia Region. Some pockets in Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly have seen a sudden rise in cases, and at least five people in Kolkata have died due to dengue in the last week. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700 000 deaths annually. They can be caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses. Malaria parasitic infection transmitted by Anopheline mosquitoes causes an estimated 219 million cases globally, and results in more than 400,000 deaths every year. Most of the deaths occur in children under the age of 5 years. Dengue viral infection is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. More than 3.9 billion people in over 129 countries are at risk of contracting dengue, with an estimated 96 million symptomatic cases and an estimated 40,000 deaths every year. Other viral diseases transmitted by vectors include chikungunya fever, Zika virus fever, yellow fever, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis. Mosquito larval or larvae sampling is underway by a voluntary organization at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 31/07/2023.

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