BioControl (2010) 55, 583-591

Tone Birkemoe and Håvard Øyrehagen (2010)
Parasitism of the house fly parasitoid Spalangia cameroni on Norwegian pig farms: local effect of release method
BioControl 55 (5), 583-591
Abstract: Mass release of parasitoids (Hymentoptera: Pteromalidae) is one possible control method of house flies (Musca domestica L.) on livestock farms. To improve the success of this method, however, there is a need for more detailed recommendations. In the present study, parasitism was evaluated in and around pens following release of the parasitoid Spalangia cameroni Perkins by hand and from containers. The study was conducted at conventional Norwegian pig farms with scattered breeding grounds for house flies. The experiment was carried out twice, with a total of seven trials of each release method followed by four weeks of monitoring parasitism by house fly sentinel pupae. No significant difference was found between the two release methods. Parasitism decreased with temperature (range 18-23°C) and was low on farms with few sites for the parasitoids to hide.
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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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

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