| influence of weather conditions on fly abundance and its implications for transmission of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in the north island of new zealand. | blowflies (diptera: calliphoridae) and flesh flies (diptera: sarcophagidae) are potential vectors of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (rhdv) in new zealand. the associations between habitat and weather factors on the abundance of these flies were investigated. between october 1999 and june 2001, flies were trapped on open pasture and in dense vegetation patches on farmland in the himatangi area of the north island. five calliphorid species were trapped commonly at scrub edges and the most abund ... | 2005 | 16134973 |