PLoS ONE (2020) 15 (12 - e0242794)

Arman Issimov, David B. Taylor, Kuandyk Zhugunissov, Lespek Kutumbetov, Assylbek Zhanabayev, Nurlybay Kazhgaliyev, Aliya Akhmetaliyeva, Birzhan Nurgaliyev, Malik Shalmenov, Gaisa Absatirov, Laura Dushayeva and Peter J. White (2020)
The combined effects of temperature and relative humidity parameters on the reproduction of Stomoxys species in a laboratory setting
PLoS ONE 15 (12 - e0242794)
Abstract: In this study, Stomoxys species (S. calcitrans, S. sitiens and S. indica) were examined to improve on the current technique for mass rearing using a method of combined incubation parameters. Moreover, the reproductive potential of immature forms at various stages of development was defined. Immature forms of stable flies were incubated according to species. There was no significant difference in the number of immature forms obtained among species incubated under the same conditions. Six incubation parameters were used in combination, at temperatures (T) of 32°C, 27°C and 22°C and relative humidity (RH) of 90% and 70% RH. The combined method resulted in a higher number of eggs hatching at 32°C and 90% humidity as well as an increase in the number of larva pupated and emergence of imago at 27°C and 70% humidity.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Stomoxys calcitrans		Kazakhstan
	Stomoxys sitiens		Kazakhstan
	Stomoxys indicus		Kazakhstan