Experiments for Control of the Face Fly in Virginia1
- 1 June 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 55 (3) , 415-416
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/55.3.415
Abstract
Large scale field experiments using a number of residual insecticides applied as sprays and dusts to beef cattle for control of the face fly (Musca autumnalis) were conducted in 1961. No insecticide tried was found consistently effective. A low level feeding experiment was also conducted using ronnel formulated in mineral salt and allowing cattle free choice at the average rate of 3.04 mg/kg/day for 101 days. The objective of this test was to control the face fly larvae breeding in cattle droppings. This treatment resulted in a 58-90% reduction of face fly larvae in treated fields; however, no noticeable reduction of adult flies on treated animals was noted, probably because of migration of adult flies from untreated to treated fields.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Toxicity to Face Fly and House Fly Larvae of Feces from Insecticide-Fed CattleJournal of Economic Entomology, 1961
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