Procedure for Rearing Houseflies

A standardized procedure for the in vitro Rearing of Honey Bee Larvae

Laboratory and field evaluation of an insecticidal trap for houseflies.

Several substances/food baits and admixtures thereof were tested in a perspex trap, treated with insecticide [email protected] mg/cm2. Bioefficacy for housefly trapping was evaluated. Combination of ingredients was found to be more effective than individual ingredients. A combination of some easily available and cheap ingredients were employed for field trials. The admixtures of milk powder, dog b...

Vector potential of houseflies (Musca domestica) for Helicobacter pylori.

The mode of transmission of Helicobacter pylori is unknown. Since viable bacteria have been shown to be excreted in feces from infected individuals and houseflies habitually develop and feed on excrement, we hypothesized that flies ingest and harbor H. pylori and, in turn, contaminate the human environment. This study examined the possible vector potential of houseflies (Musca domestica) for H....

Insecticide Resistance in Houseflies in California

Precise measurement of insecticide toxicity against house flies from various poultry ranches, dairies and cattle feed lots provided evidence of the presence of resistance roughly in proportion to the extent of insecticide use in each situation. The data indicate where changes to new insecticides are advisable, and illustrate how heavy reliance on insecticides over several years for fly control ...

Improved Procedure for Screening Expression Libraries for Novel Autoantigens

The standard method for immunoscreening of a cDNA expression library is time-consuming becauseof the production of a large proportion of false positives during the first and second round of screening.This problem is more important when a sensitive chemiluminescence detection system is used. Due tothe high sensitivity of the detection system, there is a need to avoid false posi...