Black Soldier Flies (Hermetia illucens) are common in the western hemisphere as inhabitants of nutrient rich ecosystems such as manur piles and compost heaps. They pass through a five stage lifecycle i.e. larva, prepupae, pupa, and adult. The adults, 15 to 20 mm in length) have no mouth parts and therefore do not bite nor do they sting and are not known to transmit any diseases. The larva, are ...

The antifeedant effect of several salpichrolides on larvae of Musca domestica was investigated. Three naturally occurring compounds, salpichrolide A (1), salpichrolide C (2), and salpichrolide G (3), previously isolated from Salpichroa origanifolia, and two known (4, 6) and three new (5, 7, 8) synthetic analogues were tested. The maximal effect on development was observed for salpichrolide A (1...

Commercially reared parasitoids were released into three high-rise, caged-layer poultry houses; one house received only N. vitripennis Walker, the second house received only M. raptorellus Kogan & Legner, and the third house received an equal ratio of both species. Overall, house fly parasitism by M. raptorellus was never higher than 7% in any house. Most parasitism in the M. raptorellus releas...

In the house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), sex is usually determined by a dominant factor, M, located on the Y chromosome. However, there are autosomal male (A(M)) populations in which the M factor is located on one or more of the five autosomes (I-V), most commonly on the third chromosome. Herein we report the use of isogenic strains to determine the relative fitness of Y(M) ver...

Field trials investigating the effect of visual cues on catches of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) at toxic targets impregnated with the female sex pheromone (Z)-9-tricosene, were conducted in a caged-layer deep-pit poultry unit in southern England. Targets treated with azamethiphos and baited with 2.5 g of 40% (Z)-9-tricosene impregnated beads caught significantly greater numbers of M. dom...

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This study compared the number of individuals Musca domestica and Megaselia scalaris caught in multiple vertically placed traps to determine effective placement height for monitoring. The M. decreased significantly as light trap increased. was largest highest when 2 or 3 were operated. There no significant difference at different heights only one turned on, which suggested that both species att...