Flies associated with cattle in south west Scotland during the summer months

Titchener, R. N.; Newbold, J.W.; Wright, C.L.

doi:10.1016/s0034-5288(18)32619-5

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“…1B). The population build-up with maximum numbers reached in mid and late summer is in accordance with the general picture reported earlier from temperate regions (Somme 1959, Titchener et al 1981, Greene 1989. However, in the midwestern United States, bimodal and even trimodal patterns of stable ßy abundances are common (Rasmussen and Campbell 1981, Scholl 1986, Taylor et al 2007).…”

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confidence: 91%

Population Dynamics of Stable Flies Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) at an Organic Dairy Farm in Denmark Based on Mark-recapture With Destructive Sub-sampling

Skovgård¹,

Nachman²

2012

Environ Entomol

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A population of stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), was studied on a Danish cattle farm in two successive years. Flies were captured monthly by sweep nettings and marked with fluorescent dust. Absolute population size, dilution rate, loss rate, and adult longevity were estimated by means of a modified version of Bailey's triple catch method. In both years, the abundance of flies peaked in July. Using a statistical model, we were able to explain 86.6% of the variation in the per capita growth rate r as a function of current temperature, precipitation, and population size. Omitting precipitation from the model, it still explained 69.3%. The model predicts that stable flies have a temperature optimum at 21.8°C, and that no development will take place when temperatures inside the stable are below 10.2°C or above 33.5°C. At the optimal temperature the intrinsic rate of natural increase is 0.070 d(-1). The per capita dilution rate increased with temperature and decreased with population size, whereas no effect of these factors on the per capita loss rate could be shown. Mean adult survival time was estimated to 6.3 d with 95% CL ranging from 4.3 to 11.1 d. The study points at the possibility of developing predictive models as tools for achieving better, and more environmentally sound, control of stable flies.

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Population Dynamics of Stable Flies Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) at an Organic Dairy Farm in Denmark Based on Mark-recapture With Destructive Sub-sampling

Skovgård¹,

Nachman²

2012

Environ Entomol

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“…Muscu autumnalis has a similar life cycle t o that of M-simplex except that it overwinters as an adult (Teskey, 1969;Hammer, 1942). This species is probably near the northern edge of its range in Britain at the sampling site and Titchener et al (1981) did not find it in south-west Scttland, although it was the most abundant species in Kirkwood & Tarry's (1973) outdoor samples from Surrey. Few were caught at Close House, although males were abundant around buildings at site A in 1982.…”

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“…The first few adults appear in late-May (Tarry & Kirkwood, 1976), but the main emergence occurs in June and July. The numbers visiting cattle (Titchener et al, 1981) and in Manitoba traps (Tarry & Kirkwood, 1974, 1976Berlyn, 1978a;Robinson, 1978) rise rapidly through June and July t o a peak at the end of July and thereafter fall slowly, the last few being caught early in October. Males are caught in Manitoba traps at the beginning of the season, but rarely after mating has commenced (Berlyn, 1978b).…”

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Seasonal abundance during the summer months of some cattle‐visiting Muscidae (Diptera) in northeast England

Ball¹

1984

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract. 1. Regular samples of flies swarming around cattle in Northumberland, England, were collected from late May to early October 1980–82, during weather judged to be suitable for fly activity. 2. Results were grouped into weekly periods and averaged to reduce variation caused by the weather. 3. For all species of Muscidae that were caught in reasonable numbers, the changes in abundance through the season are described. 4. The proportion of each species in the total sample is discussed; biting species were not sampled as efficiently as were non‐biting species. Hydrotaea trritans and Morellia simplex were the most numerous species forming 49% and 32% of the catch respectively. 5. The total numbers of flies were low at the beginning of the sampling period, rose to a maximum in mid‐July, stayed high until mid‐September and then declined by October.

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“…Musca domestica L. and M. (Eumusca) autumnalis Degeer were mainly indoor pests in Germany (Mair et al, 1980), but Kirkwood & Tarry (1973) found the latter species out of doors in southern England. Species of Hydrotaea and Morellia usually form the bulk of flies visiting cattle out of doors in northern Britain (Titchener et al, 1981). Other species include Trichopticoides decolor (Fallen) (Fonseca, 1968;Titchener et al, 1981) and Fannia spp.…”

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“…Species of Hydrotaea and Morellia usually form the bulk of flies visiting cattle out of doors in northern Britain (Titchener et al, 1981). Other species include Trichopticoides decolor (Fallen) (Fonseca, 1968;Titchener et al, 1981) and Fannia spp. (Fanniidae) are probably under-recorded because of identification difficulties, but Hammer (1941) and Titchener et al (1981) record Fannia spp.…”

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A comparison of the Diptera caught in Manitoba traps with those caught from cattle and other parts of the field ecosystem in northern England

Ball

1983

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Manitoba traps were used in a pasture field in northern England between June and October in 1980 and 1981. Samples of Diptera were also collected from cattle, cow dung, the field surface and from flowers in the hedges. A comparison of these samples, using multivariate similarity coefficients, showed that the Manitoba trap and cattle samples were most similar. There were 12 weeks in the two years during which both Manitoba trap and cattle samples were obtained, and the accumulated catches for this period were compared. They consisted mainly of cattle-visiting species, the proportion being greatest in the Manitoba trap samples (97%). Non-cattle-visiting species in the cattle sample (25%) consisted mainly of dung flies and species associated with the field surface. It is suggested that these were taken accidentally in proportion to their abundance around the cattle. There were some differences in the proportions of various species between the samples from cattle and the Manitoba trap, and the sex ratio of the three most abundant species was significantly higher in the traps. An experiment in which a large electrocuting grid was used to intercept flies travelling towards artificial bait as used in Manitoba traps, showed that the proportion of the two most abundant species differed significantly from a sample obtained from a nearby Manitoba trap. No such difference was observed in the sex ratios of these species.

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Flies associated with cattle in south west Scotland during the summer months

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Population Dynamics of Stable Flies Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) at an Organic Dairy Farm in Denmark Based on Mark-recapture With Destructive Sub-sampling

Population Dynamics of Stable Flies Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) at an Organic Dairy Farm in Denmark Based on Mark-recapture With Destructive Sub-sampling

Seasonal abundance during the summer months of some cattle‐visiting Muscidae (Diptera) in northeast England

A comparison of the Diptera caught in Manitoba traps with those caught from cattle and other parts of the field ecosystem in northern England

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