House Fly ( Musca domestica L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) Development in Different Types of Manure
Animal production units with different management systems can be found along the Huasco Valley, Region of Atacama, Chile. These constitute sources of house flies ( Musca domestica L.) and other vector fly species that cause damage to animals and nuisance problems in urban areas. In order to asses th...
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Published in | Chilean journal of agricultural research Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 192 - 197 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Chile
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
01.06.2008
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Summary: | Animal production units with different management systems can be found
along the Huasco Valley, Region of Atacama, Chile. These constitute
sources of house flies ( Musca domestica L.) and other vector fly
species that cause damage to animals and nuisance problems in urban
areas. In order to asses the importance of fly breeding sources, an
experiment was carried out under laboratory conditions to evaluate
different types of animal manure and composted swine manure. Time of
larval development, larva mortality, pupa size, and weight and time of
development to the adult stage were assessed. Results show that swine,
poultry and calf manure produced a significantly higher number of adult
flies, shorter life cycles and larger and heavier pupae. Cow, dog, goat
and horse manure follow in effectiviveness for fly production.
Composted swine manure was totally ineffective for domestic fly
development. |
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ISSN: | 0718-5820 0718-5839 0718-5839 |
DOI: | 10.4067/S0718-58392008000200009 |