A Review of the Life-History and Habits of<i>Musca autumnalis</i>DeGeer (Diptera: Muscidae)

Teskey, H. J.

doi:10.4039/ent92360-5

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“…This may also explain why white traps placed on the sunny sides of hedgerows or tree lines are the most effective in catching adult face flies (Pickens & Nafus, 1982). and face flies seem to be abundant near small ponds or streams (Teskey, 1960). and face flies seem to be abundant near small ponds or streams (Teskey, 1960).…”

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COLOR RESPONSES OF THE FACE FLY, MUSCA AUTUMNALIS

Pickens

1983

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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Adult face flies, Musca autumnalis De Geer, were exposed to defined impure colors in the laboratory and in the field and their relative attraction to the colors was compared to the calculated tristimulus coefficients and radiances of the colors. A positive, asymptotic relationship of the form Y' = 0.001 X + 40/X was found to exist between the ultraviolet chromaticity coefficient (z) of a source and its attraction to face flies, which indicates the existence of trichromatic vision. A correlation coefficient (r) of 0.94 was calculated between the z values of 21 colors and their relative attractiveness to face flies. The attraction of face flies to combinations of ultraviolet (350 nm) and specific visible wavelengths was consistent with the existence of 3 distinct photoreceptors whose peak sensitivities occur at ca. 350 nm, 475---525 nm and 550 nm.KEY WORDS: Face fly --Musca autumnalis --Diptera--Color response.

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COLOR RESPONSES OF THE FACE FLY, MUSCA AUTUMNALIS

Pickens

1983

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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“…The face ßy, Musca autumnalis DeGeer (Diptera: Muscidae), is a common livestock pest that frequently feeds on secretions from the eyes, mouth, and nostrils of cattle; its biology was reviewed by Ode and Matthysse (1967), Teskey (1960), and Pickens and Miller (1980). Face ßy eggs are deposited in fresh cow manure pats, where the larvae emerge and develop.…”

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Musca autumnalis(Diptera: Muscidae) and the Host-Specific NematodeParaiotonchium autumnale(Tylenchida: Iotonchiidae) in Southern California

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Musca autumnalis DeGeer were collected in the summer and fall of 2011 and 2012 from a beef cattle herd in southern California Visual counts of Musca spp. on cattle faces were documented, and sweep net samples of face flies and other Diptera were also collected from cattle faces. Face flies dominated in the net collections, and 5-30 flies per face were common between early July and October 2011. Adult female M. autumnalis were dissected and examined for the presence of the host-specific nematode Paraiotonchium autumnale (Nickle). Overall, 67 of 887 (7.6%) adult face fly females were parasitized. M. autumnalis' ability to survive in such a southerly latitude (34 degree N) could reflect the rather temperate weather (coastal effects) and frequently irrigated pastures at the experimental site in southern California Preliminary observations suggest that face flies disappear from cattle during winter, despite generally favorable temperatures for fly activity. This is a possible indication of diapause and should be examined further.

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“…It is perhaps notable, however, that it shows many similarities to the face fly, Musca autumnalis De Geer, a livestock pest in North America, the biology of which has been summarised by Teskey (1960Teskey ( ,1969.…”

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MORELLIA HORTENSIA (WIEDEMANN), A NEW LIVESTOCK FLY IN AUSTRALIA

Ferrar

1974

Australian Journal of Entomology

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Morellia hortenriu, a fly not previously known from Australia, was found to be infesting livestock over much of northern Australia. Dissections showed that blood was present in the gut more frequently than in another livestock-infesting fly, Musm fergusoni, and it is suggested that Morellia use8 prestomal teeth on the proboscis to draw blood from soR tissue. Field observations were made on adults feeding on livestock, and breeding in cow dung, and the immature stagts arc briefly described and illustrated. The species shows similarities in habit to the face fly of North America, but is probably only a minor pest of livestock. The possible history of its introduction to Australia is discussed.

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A Review of the Life-History and Habits ofMusca autumnalisDeGeer (Diptera: Muscidae)

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

COLOR RESPONSES OF THE FACE FLY, MUSCA AUTUMNALIS

COLOR RESPONSES OF THE FACE FLY, MUSCA AUTUMNALIS

Musca autumnalis(Diptera: Muscidae) and the Host-Specific NematodeParaiotonchium autumnale(Tylenchida: Iotonchiidae) in Southern California

MORELLIA HORTENSIA (WIEDEMANN), A NEW LIVESTOCK FLY IN AUSTRALIA

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