Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Synanthropic flies: HELP!

Posted by Kahis on 12-12-2007 18:51
#4

crex wrote:
What does synanthropic and pathogen mean? Is it flies that infect humans with diseases?



syn + anthropic = "together with man" = found mostly in human settlements
pathogen = a disease-causing, usually microscopic lifeform: a bacterium, virus, amoeba,...