. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 26, 1988 For immediate release 2 New species of black flies found in northeast Alberta. BLACK FLY Provincial and federal agriculture officials are keeping tabs on a strain of black flies which appeared in northeast Alberta this summer to determine if the insect was making a rare appearance or is establishing itself as a new pest in the province. Joe Shemanchuk, an entomologist with Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge, says there were several reports of a species of black fly which has not been found in Alberta before. He says the fly - Simulium luggeri - has be
. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 26, 1988 For immediate release 2 New species of black flies found in northeast Alberta. BLACK FLY Provincial and federal agriculture officials are keeping tabs on a strain of black flies which appeared in northeast Alberta this summer to determine if the insect was making a rare appearance or is establishing itself as a new pest in the province. Joe Shemanchuk, an entomologist with Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge, says there were several reports of a species of black fly which has not been found in Alberta before. He says the fly - Simulium luggeri - has been an annual problem for livestock and humans alike in northcentral Saskatchewan for several years, but until now there have been no reports of it being found west of the Saskatchewan border. Shemanchuk says the species found in the Lamont/Two Hills area is a different species than the black fly that has been a problem for years in the Athabasca region of Alberta. "At this point, we're not sounding any alarm," he says. "It may have been just a one-year occurrence, but it's a pest we want farmers and others in the area to be alert to next spring. "We're asking people to report any sightings and if possible to collect samples of the flies for positive ; The reports of this black fly species came from farms near Lamont, Andrew, Willingdon, Two Hills and Brouseau during June, July and August, There were also two other reports of black flies in the Devon area although there was no positive identification of the species. Dr. Ali Khan an entomologist with Alberta Agriculture in Edmonton and Hugh Philip, with the Alberta Environment Centre in Vegreville are working with Shemanchuk to monitor the situation. SRI CO (Cont'd) Alberta Agriculture, Print Media Branch Phone: (403) 427-2121. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illus
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