Color Preference of the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans, on Beef Cattle1

Franks, R.; Burns, Edward C.; England, Noah Clinton

doi:10.1093/jee/57.3.371

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“…1996 ). Cattle differential infestation related to coat colour was found to be important by some authors ( Franks et al . 1964 ; Morgan, 1964; Schreiber & Campbell, 1986) but not others ( Tugwell et al .…”

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Cattle breed‐variation in infestation by the horn fly Haematobia irritans

Guglielmone

Curto

Anziani

et al. 2000

Medical Vet Entomology

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A study was carried out to assess the resistance of pure and cross-bred groups of cattle to the horn fly Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) in northern Argentina. Pure-bred cattle were Criolla, Iberian Bos taurus Linnaeus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) and Nellore, Bos indicus Linnaeus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Cross-bred cattle were Hereford, British B. taurus (34%) X Nellore (66%) and Hereford (66%) X Nellore (34%). All were heifers and animals were maintained in two groups, each containing a mixture of pure and cross-breeds. The lowest fly numbers were found on Criolla heifers and the highest on Hereford X Nellore cross-breeds. However, it could not be determined from this study whether this was a consequence of breed and/or size, as Criolla heifers were lighter than the corresponding Hereford X Nellore heifers. Fly numbers on the heifers followed an approximately negative binomial distribution. However, the ranking of individual animals in their level of infestation within subgroups was not consistent. Hence, culling the most infested heifers on any given date would at best give only a small improvement in H. irritans control.

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Cattle breed‐variation in infestation by the horn fly Haematobia irritans

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et al. 2000

Medical Vet Entomology

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“…A desproporcional distribuição da mosca-doschifres em hospedeiros individualmente tem sido atribuída às características morfofisiológicas tais como, cor da pele (FRANKS; BURNS; ENGLAND, 1964), temperatura da pele (MORGAN, 1964), cor do pelo (PRUETT et al, 2003), densidade do pelo, e secreções sebáceas (STEELMAN et al, 1997). H. irritans ainda tem preferência por bovinos machos adultos (FARIA, 1998) e animais de sangue europeu (FARIA, 1998;CASTRO et al, 2008) ou mestiço (FARIA, 1998).…”

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Dinâmica populacional da mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans) em bovinos da raça Guzerá e mestiço em Selvíria, MS

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“…Higher rates of infestation have been confirmed in animals from the cross-breeding of Bos taurus with Bos indicus (Bianchin et al, 2004(Bianchin et al, , 2006. H. irritans prefers dark-haired bovines as hosts, but can be found in lighter-haired animals (Franks et al, 1964). Other factors related to horn fly infestation in cattle include body temperature, light intensity, carcass size, and age of the animals (Morgan, 1964;Steelman et al, 1996;Fordyce et al, 1996).…”

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Interaction and activity of nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans on Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)

Aguiar¹,

Martins²,

Santos³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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Haematobia irritans, also known as the horn fly, is a "plague" that spreads rapidly among cattle herds, especially in the southeast of Brazil. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interaction and activity of nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001) on H. irritans (Diptera: Muscidae). The experiment was conducted using the nematophagous fungus (AC001), which is harmless to animals, humans, and the environment. At the beginning of the experimental trial, samples of adult H. irritans were collected manually, directly from the dorsal region of naturally infested cattle of the Nelore breed. The flies where divided into two groups: groups of adult flies treated with AC001 (treated group) and groups of flies that did not receive treatment (control group). During the trial, the experiment was monitored daily for five days and the results were recorded. The results showed that the AC001 fungal isolate grew, colonized, and consequently caused the death of the flies in the treated group, while in the control group, no interaction or growth was observed, and the flies remained alive. It was concluded that the fungus D. flagrans interacted with adult flies, taking into consideration a "possible attack" by chitinase enzymes, since the fungal isolate drew on the chitin contained in the exoskeletons of the insects. In addition, attention should be focused on new studies that can demonstrate that, in the future, biological control of the horn fly could be an effective and safe method when compared with other methods.

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Color Preference of the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans, on Beef Cattle1

Cited by 23 publications

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Cattle breed‐variation in infestation by the horn fly Haematobia irritans

Cattle breed‐variation in infestation by the horn fly Haematobia irritans

Dinâmica populacional da mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans) em bovinos da raça Guzerá e mestiço em Selvíria, MS

Interaction and activity of nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans on Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)

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