Identification of stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) and study on its blood-sucking behavior

Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), Dispersal and Governing Factors

Although the movement of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), has been studied, its extent and significance has been uncertain. On a local scale (<13 km), fly movement occurs between host animals and resting sites to feed and mate, mainly at on-farm locations where herbivorous livestock regularly congregate. Small numbers emigrate from livestock congregation sites in search of other hosts and ...

Association of midgut defensin with a novel serine protease in the blood-sucking fly Stomoxys calcitrans.

Using ELISA we provide direct evidence that the midgut defensins of the blood-sucking fly Stomoxys calcitrans are secreted into the gut lumen. We show that midgut defensin peptide levels increase up to fortyfold in response to a blood meal but not to a sugar meal. The data suggests the midgut defensin genes are post-transcriptionally regulated and that their function is protection of the stored...

A Study of the Trypsinlike Protease of the Adult Stable Fly, Stomoxys Calcitrans (L.)

Twenty-three new microsatellite loci in the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae).

The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), is a significant pest of cattle. Twenty-three microsatellite markers were isolated from a repeat-enriched genomic library of S. calcitrans. We characterized variation at these markers and found that 17 loci were polymorphic in two fly populations from Florida. Two to nine alleles were observed among the variable microsatellite loci and expected heterozy...

Sensory Morphology and Chemical Ecology of the Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans: Host-Seeking and Ovipositional Selection

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