<i>Musca autumnalis</i>(Diptera: Muscidae) and the Host-Specific Nematode<i>Paraiotonchium autumnale</i>(Tylenchida: Iotonchiidae) in Southern California

Soto, Diane; Fowler, Fallon E; Sandelin, B. A.; Mullens, Bradley A.

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“…Irrigated beef cattle pastures at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona (CPP) (34°03′N, 117°48′W, 225 m elevation) supported both face flies and horn flies (Soto et al , ; Fowler et al , ). Two beef cattle herds ranging from 12 to 20 adult cows and calves were rotated among multiple pastures.…”

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Dividing the pie: differential dung pat size utilization by sympatric Haematobia irritans and Musca autumnalis

Fowler

Mullens

2016

Medical Vet Entomology

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Horn flies [Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) (L.)] and face flies [Musca autumnalis (Diptera: Muscidae) De Geer] use the same larval resource, but their interactions are poorly studied. Dung pats (n = 350) were core sampled in the summers of 2012 and 2013 from irrigated pastures in Pomona, California, U.S.A. (34°03'N, 117°48'W) and held for face fly and horn fly emergence. Surface areas and estimated weights were recorded for each whole pat. Almost half (42.0%) of the pat cores yielded neither fly, 29.7% yielded horn flies only, 12.9% yielded face flies only and 15.4% yielded both flies. Of the fly-positive pats, surface area and mass were larger for face fly-occupied pats, whereas horn fly-occupied pats were smaller. Pats shared by the two species were intermediate. Horn flies per positive core were unaffected by the absence/presence of face flies, but half as many face flies emerged when pats were co-inhabited by horn flies. Face flies inhabited larger pats, which might better resist heating and drying, to which they are susceptible; horn flies inhabited a broad pat size range. Horn fly tolerance of lower dung moisture probably allows horn flies to colonize and survive in a wide range of pats in dry areas like southern California.

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Dividing the pie: differential dung pat size utilization by sympatric Haematobia irritans and Musca autumnalis

Fowler

Mullens

2016

Medical Vet Entomology

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“…Hematophages that may reduce the indicators of the animal industry are of particular importance. Synanthropic fly species are involved in the mechanical transmission of various pathogens, mainly bacteria (Soto et al, 2014;Khamesipour et al, 2018). Larvae of some species can develop under the skin of animals and cause the development of severe myiasis.…”

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Ecology of zoophilic flies in livestock biocenoses of Ukraine

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In modern animal husbandry of Ukraine, there are still some unresolved issues related to the high number of zoophilic flies in the territories of facilities and the spread of animal infectious and parasitic diseases. A detailed study of bioecological peculiarities of the dominant zoophilic fly species contributes to improving the effectiveness of measures to control ectoparasites. 27 zoophilic fly species have been found in animal breeding complexes. The maximum number of parasitic Diptera species was recorded on cattle-keeping premises. The biological properties of Neomyia cornicina (Fabricius, 1781) (size, shape, colour, duration of preimaginal phase development) were studied. Also, we studied the dynamics of the number and daily activity of dominant fly species (Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758, M. autumnalis De Geer, 1776, Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)). When studying the intraspecies competition, a high-degree survival of M. domestica and M. autumnalis was determined in the conditions of critical nutritional deficiency (0.5 g of nutrient medium per larva) and increased density of individuals (the imago emergence was 38.6% and 34.0%, respectively). In similar maintenance conditions, the emergence of N. cornicina imago was low (14.6%). With a two-fold increase in the insectarium volume and in the amount of nutrient medium (1 g per larva), the imago emergence of M. domestica, M. autumnalis and N. cornicina increased to 64.0%, 39.2%, and 24.0%, respectively. With an even greater increase in the amount of nutrient medium (2 g per larva), the maximum emergence of imagoes of all the studied fly species was observed (M. domestica, M. autumnalis, and N. cornicina: 96.6%, 91.2% and 72.6%, respectively). In the conditions of interspecific competition, M. autumnalis suppressed N. cornicina even in conditions of a sufficient amount of nutrient substrate. In the competition between M. domestica and M. autumnalis, house fly dominated. Increasing the nutrient medium volume narrowed the gap between the competing species.

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Field trials of fatty acids and geraniol applied to cattle for suppression of horn flies, Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae), with observations on fly defensive behaviors

Mullens

Watson

Gerry

et al. 2017

Veterinary Parasitology

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

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Dividing the pie: differential dung pat size utilization by sympatric Haematobia irritans and Musca autumnalis

Dividing the pie: differential dung pat size utilization by sympatric Haematobia irritans and Musca autumnalis

Ecology of zoophilic flies in livestock biocenoses of Ukraine

Field trials of fatty acids and geraniol applied to cattle for suppression of horn flies, Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae), with observations on fly defensive behaviors

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