The George H. Bradley Black Fly Papers (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Authors

T. M. Nations, Mississippi Department of HealthFollow
K. T. Edwards, Mississippi State University
J. Goddard, Mississippi State University

Abstract

Dr. George H. Bradley, a former USDA and Army entomologist, conducted research on a variety of medically important insects during his career; most notably mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Much of Dr. Bradley’s personal library was donated to the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University after his death. Six of Dr. Bradley’s papers in that library, apparently never published, were discovered concerning the ecology and biology of the southern buffalo gnat, which he called Eusimulium pecuarum, (now known as Cnephia pecuarum). These unpublished works provide much needed and never before seen information on this medically important pest. This current paper now makes those papers freely available with open access to interested researchers at the link provided.

Recommended Citation

Nations, T. M.; Edwards, K. T.; and Goddard, J. (2015) "The George H. Bradley Black Fly Papers (Diptera: Simuliidae)," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 8: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol8/iss2/2