BioControl (2009) 54, 425-436

Tone Birkemoe, Arnulf Soleng and Anders Aak (2009)
Biological control of Musca domestica and Stomoxys calcitrans by mass releases of the parasitoid Spalangia cameroni on two Norwegian pig farms
BioControl 54 (3), 425-436
Abstract: House flies (Musca domestica L.) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)) (Diptera: Muscidae) are nuisance pests on livestock farms. In the present study we tested the effect of biweekly mass release of Spalangia cameroni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), the most common parasitoid of house flies and stable flies in southern Norway, on pig premises with scattered fly breeding sites. The study spanned two successive summer periods, with two control and two release units each year. Spalangia cameroni suppressed both house flies and stable flies in one release unit during the first year, and stable flies in one release unit the second year. The apparent lack of success in fly control in the other release units was likely due to immigration of flies in two of the trials and high temperatures in one trial. Recommendations concerning release of S. cameroni in similar pig production premises are given.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tone Birkemoe

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
inundative/inoculative release
application technology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Musca domestica		Norway
	Stomoxys calcitrans		Norway
Spalangia cameroni (parasitoid)	Musca domestica		Norway
Spalangia cameroni (parasitoid)	Stomoxys calcitrans		Norway