Haematobia spp., horn flies (HF) and buffalo flies (BF), are economically important ectoparasites of dairy and beef cattle. Control of these flies relies mainly on treating cattle with chemical insecticides. However, the development of resistance to commonly used compounds is compromising the effectiveness of these treatments and alternative methods of control are required. Wolbachia are maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria of arthropods that cause various reproductive distortions and fitness effects, making them a potential candidate for use in the biological control of pests. The first step towards this is the establishment and adaptation of xenobiotic infections of Wolbachia in target host cell lines.

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Wolbachia成功地在新建立的角蝇蝇（Haematobia irritans irritans（L。）（双翅目：蝇科））细胞系中复制。

血友病菌，角蝇（HF）和水牛蝇（BF）是奶牛和肉牛的重要经济外寄生物。控制这些苍蝇主要依靠用化学杀虫剂处理牛。然而，对常用化合物的抗药性的发展正在损害这些治疗的有效性，因此需要替代的控制方法。Wolbachia是节肢动物的母源传播内生共生细菌，可引起各种生殖畸变和适应性影响，使其成为潜在的候选生物防治害虫。第一步是在目标宿主细胞系中建立和适应Wolbachia的异种感染。