Activity and relative abundance of hymenopterous parasitoids that attack puparia of Musca domestica and Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) on confined pig and cattle farms in Denmark

AbstractA survey was conducted on 84 pig and cattle farms in Denmark between August and October 1996 and 1997. The aim was to describe the activity and relative abundance of parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae and Ichneumonidae) that attack puparia of Musca domestica Linnaeus and Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus). In total, seven pteromalid species were recovered: Spalangia cameroni Perkins, S. nigripes Curtis, S. subpunctata Förster, Muscidifurax raptorGirault & Sanders, Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Rondani), Urolepis rufipes(Ashmead) and Nasonia vitripennis (Walker), an ichneumonid Phygadeuon fumatorGravenhorst, a diapriid Trichopria sp., and a staphylinid Aleocharasp. This is the first time that U. rufipes has been recorded in Europe. Spalangia cameroni and M. raptor were the most frequently recorded species in all regions of the country, and accounted for the main parasitism of Musca domesticaand Stomoxys calcitrans puparia. The overall rate of parasitism per farm was low: 12.9% of the total number of fly puparia collected. Direct ordination, used to assess the habitat distribution of the parasitoids, showed that Muscidifurax raptor mainly seeks fly puparia in outdoor manure heaps and especially in manure from pigs rather than from cattle, whereas Spalangia cameroni mainly seeks fly puparia indoors, irrespective of livestock.

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The Muscidae (Diptera) of Vanuatu

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2556.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2556 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MARCIA S. COURI ◽

ADRIAN C. PONT ◽

CHRISTOPHE DAUGERON

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

Identification Key ◽

Stomoxys Calcitrans ◽

Large Collection ◽

Bishop Museum ◽

First Time

The Muscidae of Vanuatu are reviewed. All the genera and recorded species are diagnosed and an identification key is given. The work was carried out in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris, France), where material belonging to that museum and also a large collection from the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, USA) were studied. A total of 35 species, 4 of them endemic, were recognized, including two species newly described, Dichaetomyia univittata, sp. nov. and Parvisquama vanuatuensis, sp. nov. The following genera are recorded for the first time: Cephalispa Malloch, Coenosia Meigen, Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, Lispocephala Pokorny, Musca Linnaeus and Stomoxys Geoffroy. The following species are recorded for the first time: Atherigona punctata Karl, Cephalispa commoni (Paramonov), Coenosia pumilio Stein, Helina flavoextrema Couri, Pont & Daugeron, Limnophora longiantennata Couri, Pont & Daugeron (male described for the first time), Lispe nicobarensis Schiner, Lispocephala pectinata (Stein), Musca domestica Linnaeus, Musca ventrosa Wiedemann, Musca vetustissima Walker and Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus). A brief discussion on the composition of the fauna is also presented.

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Effects of Superparasitism on Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent97326-3 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 97 (3) ◽

pp. 326-331 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

H. G. Wylie

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

House Fly ◽

Food Shortage ◽

Nasonia Vitripennis ◽

Rate Of Development

AbstractSuperparasitism created a food shortage and thereby reduced survival and size of adult Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on pupae of the house fly, Musca domestica L. Superparasitism also reduced the percentage of females in the adult progeny but had no effect on rate of development, ability to emerge, or incidence of diapause in N. vitripennis.

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OVIPOSITION RESTRAINT OF SPALANGIA CAMERONI (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) ON PARASITIZED HOUSEFLY PUPAE

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent104209-2 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 104 (2) ◽

pp. 209-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

H. G. Wylie

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

Nasonia Vitripennis

AbstractFemales of Spalangia cameroni Perk, use the ovipositor to differentiate between unparasitized and parasitized housefly (Musca domestica L.) pupae; and prefer to lay on unparasitized hosts instead of those attacked by S. cameroni, Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.), or Muscidifurax zaraptor K. & L. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). The intensities of oviposition restraint on the three kinds of attacked hosts are similar. Changes in parasitized pupae to which the female parasites react probably involve "venoms" injected by each species during oviposition.

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CONTROL OF EGG FERTILIZATION BY NASONIA VITRIPENNIS (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) WHEN LAYING ON PARASITIZED HOUSE FLY PUPAE

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent105709-5 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 105 (5) ◽

pp. 709-718 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

H. G. Wylie

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

House Fly ◽

Nasonia Vitripennis ◽

House Flies

AbstractFemales of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) lay a smaller percentage of fertilized (i.e. female) eggs on house fly, Musca domestica L., pupae previously parasitized by their own species, by Muscidifurax zaraptor K. & L., or by Spalangia cameroni Perk. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) than on unparasitized hosts. They respond to changes in the fly pupae associated with death, and in the case of house flies attacked by N. vitripennis, to "venoms" injected at that time or to changes unrelated to death. By not fertilizing eggs that they lay on attacked hosts, the females also conserve sperm, for immature N. vitripennis on previously-attacked fly pupae are usually killed by parasite larvae already present.

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Effect of Host (Musca domestica Linnaeus) Age on the Pteromalid Parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walker)

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent981226-11 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 98 (11) ◽

pp. 1226-1231 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Peter C. Chabora ◽

David Pimentel

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

Oviposition Behavior ◽

Age Groups ◽

Pupal Stage ◽

Nasonia Vitripennis

AbstractAn investigation was made of the influence of age of the host (Musca domestica Linn.) in the pupal stage on the oviposition behavior and development of the pteromalid parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.). Five age groups of hosts were employed in 10 pair combinations with an excess of hosts available for selection. Except for the 1-day-old hosts, more of the younger hosts of the combinations produced parasite progeny while the older hosts had a high percentage yielding neither fly nor parasite. Parasite production per pupa was 6.25 on the youngest hosts, with the number decreasing to 4.85 per host at 5 days. Hosts 2, 3, and 4 days old combined with 1-day-old hosts had higher rates of parasitism than when combined with hosts of other ages. The ranking for successful parasitization of hosts, by age of pupae, was 2, 3, 1, 4, and 5 days old.

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VII.—Foraminifera from the London Clay of Sheppey

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s001675680018954x ◽

1889 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 498-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Frederick Chapman ◽

C. Davies Sherborn

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Relative Abundance ◽

London Clay ◽

First Time

In the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association for 1878, Mr. W. H. Shrubsole, F.G.S., published a list of Foraminifera obtained from the London Clay of Sheppey. The following list, the result of an examination of some material courteously lent to us by Professor J. W. Judd, F.R.S., adds considerably to the fauna of Sheppey and includes two species not previously recorded from the London Clay. Forty-one forms have been determined, of which twenty-six. are new to Sheppey, thus bringing up the number of forms recorded from that locality to eighty-six. The geographical distribution of the Foraminifera of the London Clay was fully tabulated in 1886, and it is interesting to find so many of the forms there figured and recorded for the first time from the London area common to both localities. The figure following the specific name in the list appended shows the relative abundance of the varieties found.

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Eficácia do óleo de citronela [Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle] no controle de ectoparasitas de bovinos

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais ◽

10.1590/s1516-05722010000400012 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 482-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

C.A. Agnolin ◽

C.J. Olivo ◽

M.L.R. Leal ◽

R.C.R. Beck ◽

G.R. Meinerz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Musca Domestica ◽

Boophilus Microplus ◽

Stomoxys Calcitrans ◽

Haematobia Irritans ◽

Cymbopogon Nardus ◽

De Se

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar o efeito in vivo do óleo de citronela, no controle do carrapato bovino [Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus], da mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans), da mosca-dos-estábulos (Stomoxys calcitrans) e da mosca doméstica (Musca domestica). Foram utilizadas 15 vacas da raça Holandês, distribuídas em três grupos de cinco animais cada um. Os tratamentos foram: controle negativo, amitraz a 0,025% e óleo de citronela a 4%. Para avaliação foram contadas fêmeas ingurgitadas de carrapato e moscas antes (média dos dias -3, -2, -1) e após a aplicação dos produtos nos dias 7, 14, 21 e 28; também foram coletadas amostras de sangue. Em 28 dias, houve necessidade de se reaplicar o amitraz e o fitoterápico para controlar a infestação com carrapato. A relação entre o número de aplicações foi de 1:2,5 para o amitraz e o óleo de citronela, respectivamente. A eficácia no controle do carrapato foi de 71,8 e 30,9% para o amitraz e óleo de citronela a 4%, respectivamente, na média pós-tratamento. Verificou-se baixo controle de moscas no tratamento constituído pelo fitoterápico. Não houve diferença entre os tratamentos para os parâmetros sanguíneos.

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