Blood feeding by black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) on black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) in Finland

We investigated the species composition of blood-sucking black flies harassing black grouse (Tetrao tetrix L.) by exposing live black grouse to insects in field conditions. Fieldwork was conducted in northern and central Finland in 1995 and 1996. Among identified specimens (n = 493) we observed five...

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