Gnatwork

The Gnatwork brings together researchers on blackflies, sandflies and biting midges from around the world to address technical issues that arise when working on small biting flies.

Objectives are to:

1. Create and maintain a community of blackfly, sandfly and biting midge researchers, based on shared technical difficulties;
2. carry out annual meetings that promote the development of transferable skills and; 
3. fund studies within the community that will validate techniques and generate data to underpin future applications.