Infectivity of housefly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to different entomopathogenic fungi

Farooq, Muzammil; Freed, Shoaib

doi:10.1016/j.bjm.2016.06.002

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“…After the title and abstract screening, 131 full- text articles were retrieved. Of these, a final 99 articles were identified for this review [ 2 – 24 , 26 – 93 ]…”

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“…The use of chemical pesticides, which is the most common method today, is fast losing grounds due to the growing resistance by the house fly and other pests, couple to the effects they may have on non-target organisms [ 97 – 99 ], have led to the consideration of other methods, including biological control. Biological control agents including fungi of the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria , and bacteria including Bacillus thuringiensis can be used to control the housefly [ 93 , 97 ]. Furthermore, the sequencing of the genome of the house fly presents new opportunities for the identification of novel targets for controlling the housefly and also for understanding the mechanism of resistance to insecticides as well as the genetic adaptation of the house fly to high pathogen loads [ 69 ].…”

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A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

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BackgroundThe synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which cause serious diseases in humans and domestic animals. In the present study, a systematic review was done on the types and prevalence of human pathogens carried by the house fly.MethodsMajor health-related electronic databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, Google Scholar, and Science Direct were searched (Last update 31/11/2017) for relevant literature on pathogens that have been isolated from the house fly.ResultsOf the 1718 titles produced by bibliographic search, 99 were included in the review. Among the titles included, 69, 15, 3, 4, 1 and 7 described bacterial, fungi, bacteria+fungi, parasites, parasite+bacteria, and viral pathogens, respectively. Most of the house flies were captured in/around human habitation and animal farms. Pathogens were frequently isolated from body surfaces of the flies. Over 130 pathogens, predominantly bacteria (including some serious and life-threatening species) were identified from the house flies. Numerous publications also reported antimicrobial resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from house flies.ConclusionsThis review showed that house flies carry a large number of pathogens which can cause serious infections in humans and animals. More studies are needed to identify new pathogens carried by the house fly.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-018-5934-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…After the title and abstract screening, 131 full- text articles were retrieved. Of these, a final 99 articles were identified for this review [ 2 – 24 , 26 – 93 ]…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

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“…Petch have also shown promise . The susceptibility of M. domestica to several species of entomopathogenic fungi is well documented and multiple studies have indicated that isolates of M. anisopliae can be particularly virulent, but a mycoinsecticide product for the control of house flies based on M. anisopliae is yet to be commercially developed. Metarhizium anisopliae (BRIP #42412) has shown significant potential for house fly mycoinsecticide development as it has shown high virulence to M. domestica and exhibited high yield and germination rate through multiple production runs (Leemon DM, unpublished).…”

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Horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitacea) and the effects of infection on oviposition rate in laboratory populations of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

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Rice

Leemon

et al. 2018

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND RESULTSMetarhizium anisopliae was transmitted between adult M. domestica flies with 91.67% -100% mortality resulting across the three ratios of infected: non-infected flies tested (1:2, 1:5, 1:10). The mean lethal time (LT50) for female recipients mixed with infected male donor flies at the three ratios were 3.95, 4.79 and 5.65 days, respectively, whereas for male recipients mixed with infected female donors at the same ratios the LT50 were 4.98, 5.98 and 7.44 days, respectively. Infection with M.anisopliae significantly reduced the reproductive capacity of female flies during the first four days of infection with 25% less eggs oviposited by infected flies than those that were uninfected. CONCLUSIONAutodissemination among house flies and reduction in oviposition in the early stages of infection could contribute significantly to the effectiveness of M. anisopliae used in biocontrol programs.

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“…(2012) . The captured flies were reared in transparent cages (30 cm × 30 cm × 30 cm) with mesh screens on opposite sides and a cloth sleeve opening at the front ( Farooq & Freed 2016 ) in the insect rearing room of our laboratory at 25°C–28°C, and 55%–60% relative humidity and fed a sugar/ milk solution (50 g of powdered milk and 20 g of table sugar per litre of water) ( Lohmeyer & Pound 2012 ). The eggs obtained from the captured flies were either used directly in the ovicidal bioassays or transferred to plastic Solo cups containing a semi-synthetic diet used by Kumar et al .…”

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Insecticidal Activity of Grape Pomaces from Two Grape Cultivars Against the Housefly (Musca Domestica L.) Under Laboratory Conditions

Molan

Balasim

Al-Bayati

2018

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Aqueous extracts prepared from the powdered entire pomaces and their parts (seeds and peels) of two Iraqi grape cultivars (Shada and Des-Alanez) were evaluated for their ovicidal, larvicidal, and pupicidal activities against housefly, Musca domestica (Linnaeus 1758) and compared them with chemical insecticide (Agita 10 WG; Austria). The highest insecticidal activity was shown by the aqueous extracts of powdered seeds followed by the entire pomace and then peels. The water extracts from the seeds, peels and pomaces were able to inhibit completely the hatching of the eggs at a concentration of 150 μg/ml while the Agita insecticide was able to inhibit the hatching process at a concentration of 50 μg/ml. The water extracts also were able to kill the L3 larvae and the activity was increasing with the increasing of the concentration. It is very interesting to note that the addition of the powdered entire pomaces, seeds, and peels on top or at the bottom of the cow manure was able to inhibit the development of up to 50% and 47.5% of L1 to pupae and to adult flies, respectively. Taking into consideration the huge amounts of grape pomaces that produced annually, the cheap price and the ease in dealing with, make them a good candidate as alternative insecticides and environmentally more friendly than the chemical insecticides.

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Infectivity of housefly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to different entomopathogenic fungi

Cited by 29 publications

References 33 publications

A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

Horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitacea) and the effects of infection on oviposition rate in laboratory populations of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Insecticidal Activity of Grape Pomaces from Two Grape Cultivars Against the Housefly (Musca Domestica L.) Under Laboratory Conditions

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