Non-cyclical transmission of trypanosomiasis in Uganda. I. Abundance and biting vehaviour of Tabanidae and Stomoxys

Dixon, JB; Cull, RS; Denbar, IF; Greenhill, RJ; Grimshaw, CG; Hill, MA; Landeg, FJ; Miller, W. C.

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“…(L 2069) N Most African reports relate to feeding habits and disease transmission. Coaker & Passmore (1958) and Harley (1965) found S. nigra to be the more abundant Stomoxys species in Uganda, while Parr (1959) and Dixon et al (1971) reported that S. calcitrans was the predominant species. Kangwagye (1973) observed that S. nigra was much more numerous, and Zumpt (1973) noted that S. nigra was probably the most common species throughout the Ethiopian region.…”

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Biology and ecology of Stomoxys nigra Macquart and Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera, Muscidae) in Mauritius

Kunz

Monty

1976

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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The distribution and seasonal abundance of Stomoxys nigra nigra Macq. and S. calcitrans (L.) in Mauritius was determined by field surveys in 1973-74. S. nigra, the species of major importance, is most common throughout the wetter, higher elevations where it becomes a major pest of cattle. S. calcitrans occurs throughout the island to a much lesser extent. Coastal areas with less than 60 inches of rain are generally free of damaging infestations of both species. Seasonal infestation levels were determined by making counts of flies feeding on animals and of flies on resting surfaces. Populations of up to 200 5. nigfa per animal were highest during the warm, wet, sugar-cane cropping season but declined to generally nondamaging levels during the cool season. S. calcitrans increased up to 145 flies/animal during the cool, drier season and virtually disappeared during the wet season. S. nigra accounted for up to 98% of the total Stomoxys infestation with S. calcitrans making up 62 % of the total at one study site during the study.Sugar-cane debris in fields was found to be the primary breeding source for 5. nigra, whereas decaying manure and organic matter provided the source for S. calcitrans. Generation-to-generation increases were usually below five-fold for both species. Both species exhibit two feeding peaks throughout the day at temperatures of 14°C or above.

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Biology and ecology of Stomoxys nigra Macquart and Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera, Muscidae) in Mauritius

Kunz

Monty

1976

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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“…Most workers on African strains of Stomoxys calcitrans have concentrated on ecology and geographical distribution (Harley, 1965, Dixon et al, 1971 or on feeding habits and disease transmission (Kunz & Monty, 1976;Parr, 1962). In Uganda the adults are most abundant during and immediately after the rains (Parr, 1962); in Mauritius during the cooler months of the year when the flies breed in feed lots and manure heaps subject to flooding during the rainy summer months (Kunz & Monty, 1976).…”

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EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, LIPID AND WATER CONTENT ON POST‐OVIPOSITION DEVELOPMENT OF EGGS OF STOMOXYS CALCITRANS

Abasa¹

1983

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The rate of water uptake by eggs of Stomoxys calcitrans L. during incubation in humid air (100% r.h.) was much greater than the rate of water loss in dry air (7% r.h.). When flooded most eggs hatched during the first and second day post-oviposition. Contact with water or exposure to humid conditions within the first 3 days post-oviposition was necessary for successful hatch. Eggs maintained at 4 ° for 6 days had low viability. Exposure of developing embryos for 2 hr at 7% r.h. had little effect on viability during the first 6 hr of incubation, but reduced it in older embryos. Eggs maintained for 16 hr at 100% r.h. had higher lipid and water content than eggs maintained for the same duration at 7% r.h. KEy woRos: Stomoxys calcitrans-MuscidaeEmbryogenesis --Water content --Viability --Flooding --Temperature --Humidity Lipid content.

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The importance of mechanical transmission in the epidemiology of nagana: A review

Wells

1972

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Non-cyclical transmission of trypanosomiasis in Uganda. I. Abundance and biting vehaviour of Tabanidae and Stomoxys

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Biology and ecology of Stomoxys nigra Macquart and Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera, Muscidae) in Mauritius

Biology and ecology of Stomoxys nigra Macquart and Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera, Muscidae) in Mauritius

EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, LIPID AND WATER CONTENT ON POST‐OVIPOSITION DEVELOPMENT OF EGGS OF STOMOXYS CALCITRANS

The importance of mechanical transmission in the epidemiology of nagana: A review

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