Temperature is a common climatic descriptor of lachryphagous activity period in Phortica variegata (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from multiple geographical locations.
Marco PombiValentina MarinoJohn JaenikeJohn Graham-BrownIlaria BernardiniRiccardo P LiaFred BeugnetGuadalupe MiroDomenico OtrantoPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
This multicentre study highlights that temperature is the major common environmental driver in describing the lachryphagous activity of P. variegata in Europe and USA and, therefore, the transmission risk of thelaziosis.
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