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Artificial infection of mosquitoes with the endosymbiont bacteria  Wolbachia  can interfere with malaria parasite development. Therefore, the release of  Wolbachia -infected mosquitoes has been proposed as a malaria control strategy. However,  Wolbachia  effects on vector competence are only partly understood, as indicated by inconsistent effects on malaria infection reported under laboratory conditions. Studies of naturally-occurring  Wolbachia  infections in wild vector populations could be useful to identify the ecological and evolutionary conditions under which these endosymbionts can block malaria transmission. Here we demonstrate the occurrence of natural  Wolbachia  infections in three species of black fly (genus  Simulium ), which is a main vector of the avian malaria parasite  Leucocytozoon . Prevalence of  Leucocytozoon  was high (25%), but the nature and magnitude of its association with  Wolbachia  differed between black fly species.  Wolbachia  infection was positively associated with avian malaria infection in  S. cryophilum , negatively associated in  S. aureum , and unrelated in  S. vernum . These differences suggest that  Wolbachia  interacts with the parasite in a vector host species-specific manner. This provides a useful model system for further study of how  Wolbachia  influences vector competence. Such knowledge, including the possibility of undesirable positive association, is required to guide endosymbiont based control methods.

Vector species-specific association between natural Wolbachia infections and avian malaria in black fly populations