Environmental Entomology (1985) 14, 170-175

Jerome A. Hogsette and Joseph P. Ruff (1985)
Stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) migration in northwest Florida
Environmental Entomology 14 (2), 170-175
Abstract: Migration of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), in northwest Florida and its relationship to weather patterns were investigated. Field populations of flies were marked with fluorescent dust using Attractant Self-Marking Devices and captured on Williams traps. A new flight range of 225 km was established for the species. This was the first migration study performed with wild stable flies where flies were not handled until they were captured on Williams traps. By the use of habitat-specific mites phoretically attached to stable flies, physiological age-grading, and sex ratios of flies captured on Williams traps, beach populations of stable flies were shown to be migratory.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Stomoxys calcitrans		U.S.A. (SE)