What role do insects have in pathogen transmission?

 Insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae also increasingly serve as animal nutrition, this may develop into an unintended risk for the health status of a herd. Scientists from a Belgian university examined existing literature to gain insight into their influence on the spread of pathogens. Various insect species can pose a health hazard for both animals and humans by acting as vectors of pathogenic agents. Flies, such as the house fly o