Preliminary Attempts to Establish a Laboratory Colony of the Horn Fly, Siphona irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)

1957 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. McLintock ◽  
K. R. Depner
Keyword(s):  
Horn Fly ◽  
Laboratory Colony

The Effect of Temperature on Development and Diapause of the Horn Fly, Siphona irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)

1961 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 855-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Depner
Keyword(s):  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Host Animal ◽  
Horn Fly ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Southern Alberta ◽  
Single Host

Siphona irritans (L.), commonly known as the horn fly, is a serious pest of cattle. In southern Alberta, ten thousand flies have been counted on a single host animal. Properly conducted control studies require the establishment of a permanent laboratory colony. Previous attempts to establish such a colony had not been successful (McLintock and Depner, 1957) as more information about the biology of the fly was needed. The results presented in this paper will help provide this information.

A scanning electron microscopic study of the eggs of Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 884-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Nunamaker ◽  
C. E. Nunamaker ◽  
B. C. Wick
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Hemorrhagic Disease ◽  
Insect Vector ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopic Study ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Culicoides Variipennis ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Scanning Electron

Culicoides variipennis (Coquillett) is probably the most economically important species of biting midge in the U.S. due to its involvement in the transmission of bluetongue (BT) disease of sheep, cattle and ruminant wildlife, and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) of deer. Proposals have been made to recognize the eastern and western populations of this insect vector as distinct species. Others recommend use of the term “variipennis complex” until such time that the necessary biosystematic studies have been made to determine the genetic nature and/or minute morphological differences within the population structure over the entire geographic range of the species. Increasingly, students of ootaxonomy are relying on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to assess chorionic features. This study was undertaken to provide comparative chorionic data for the C. variipennis complex.Culicoides variipennis eggs were collected from a laboratory colony maintained in Laramie, Wyoming.

Pyrethroid Resistance in the Horn Fly., Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)

1984 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1095-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Quisenberry ◽  
J. A. Lockwood ◽  
R. L. Byford ◽  
H. K. Wilson ◽  
T. C. Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Pyrethroid Resistance ◽  
Haematobia Irritans ◽  
Horn Fly

scholarly journals Sampling Efficacy and Survival Rates of Labarrus pseudolividus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Using Flotation and Sieve-Separation Methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fallon Fowler ◽  
Tashiana Wilcox ◽  
Stephanie Orr ◽  
Wes Watson
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Onthophagus Taurus ◽  
Baited Traps ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Sampling Efficacy

Abstract Understanding collection methodologies and their limitations are essential when targeting specific arthropods for use in habitat restoration, conservation, laboratory colony formation, or when holistically representing local populations using ecological surveys. For dung beetles, the most popular collection methodology is baited traps, followed by light traps and unbaited flight-intercept traps during diversity surveys. A less common collection method, flotation, is assumed to be laborious and messy, and so only a handful of papers exist on its refinement and strengths. Our purpose was threefold: First, we tested the recovery and survival rates of Labarrus (=Aphodius) pseudolividus (Balthasar) and Onthophagus taurus (Schreber) when floating beetle-seeded dung pats to determine potential collection and safety issues. We collected 72.4 and 78% of the seeded L. pseudolividus and O. taurus, respectively, with >95% survival rating. Second, we developed a flotation-sieving technique that enables users to rapidly collect and passively sort dung beetles with less time and effort. Specifically, we often collected 50–100 g of wild dung beetles within a couple of hours of gathering dung and sorted them in a couple more by allowing dung beetles to sort themselves by size within a series of sieves; Third, we reviewed flotation-based advantages and disadvantages in comparison to other methodologies.

Akodon molinae (Rodentia Cricetidae), a new laboratory animal: breeding, management and reproductive performance

1980 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Susana Merani ◽  
Marta Susana Lizarralde
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Laboratory Animal ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Animal Breeding ◽  
Haemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Sex Ratio At Birth ◽  
Breeding Management ◽  
Laboratory Colony

Akodon molinae, a vole mouse widely distributed in central Argentina, shows remarkable chromosome polymorphisms. It is one of the natural reservoirs of the actiologic agent of haemorrhagic fever, and a laboratory colony could be of great help in investigating this disease. Pregnancy lasted 23 (range 21-25) days. Litters of 4-5 young were born to monogamous breeding pairs about every 30 days, with weaning at 26 days post partum. The sex ratio at birth was 505 males to 500 females: at weaning it was 460 to 440. Sexual maturity was attained at about 16 weeks of age in males and 12-20 weeks in females. Akodon molinae is easy to handle, but fighting and killing or neglect of young are problems.

Parasites of Horn Fly: And Other Flies Breeding in Dung

1936 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1154-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur W. Lindquist
Keyword(s):  
Horn Fly

Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae): Sampling Considerations of Host Breed and Color

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 892-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Ernst ◽  
E. S. Krafsur
Keyword(s):  
Horn Fly
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