Journal of Economic Entomology (2017) 110, 776-782

William A. Donahue Jr., Allan T. Showler, Michael W. Donahue, Bret E. Vinson and Weste L.A. Osbrink (2017)
Lethal effects of the insect growth regulator cyromazine against three species of filth flies, Musca domestica, Stomoxys calcitrans, and Fannia canicularis (Diptera: Muscidae) in cattle, swine, and chicken manure
Journal of Economic Entomology 110 (2), 776-782
Abstract: The presence of various species of filth flies is a widespread problem where livestock, including poultry, are maintained and where manure accumulates. The house fly, Musca domestica L.; the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.); and the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.) (each Diptera: Muscidae), the target pests in our study, can mechanically spread diseases, and S. calcitrans can bite cattle, causing losses in meat and milk production. Chemical control is widely used to suppress filth flies, but resistance to conventional insecticides has become problematic. Hence, an alternative approach, insect growth regulators (IGRs), has been adopted by many livestock producers. We assessed the ability of the IGR cyromazine in granular and granular-based aqueous formulations to suppress the three muscid species from developing in poultry, cattle, and swine manure collected from commercial livestock production facilities. Each of the two formulations provided either strong or complete control of the pests for the 4-wk duration of the study, excluding the granular formulation that provides control of only F. canicularis developing in poultry manure for 2 wk. The two cyromazine-based IGR formulations appear to be effective tools that, if rotated appropriately with other insecticides, can be incorporated into integrated pest management strategies for filth fly suppression.
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Database assignments for author(s): Allan T. Showler, Weste L.A. Osbrink

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Musca domestica
	Stomoxys calcitrans
	Fannia canicularis