Environmental Entomology (1981) 10, 590-591

Elton J. Hansens and Jack Rabin (1981)
Deer fly, Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, activity in cultivated fields and nearby salt marsh breeding places
Environmental Entomology 10 (5), 590-591
Abstract: The deer flies, Chrysops atlanticus, are important pests of humans which move from the salt marsh and concentrate in wooded areas, especially along field edges. Studies at four sites showed that <2% of the deer flies attracted to a human host occur 50 and 100 m into the field whereas 64% were encountered at the field margin and the rest in the ecotone and on the salt marsh. No concentration of flies occurred where no vegetative barrier was present between the marsh and fields. More flies were taken in the morning than at noon and in the late afternoon during June and July near Cedarville, N.J.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Chrysops atlanticus		U.S.A. (NE)