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Topical Application of Granular IGR's to Poultry Manure....... 6l 



Mixing and Application of Liquid IGR's and 



Organophosphorus Larv icides 63 



Addition of a Liquid IGR to the Drinking Water of Hens 63 



Placement of Light Traps 63 



Field Tests with Granular Baits " 6M 



Application of Contact Residuals to Selected Surfaces 67 



Application of Contact Residuals to Plywood Panels 67 



Evaluation of Northern Fowl Mite Populations 69 



Field Application of Acaricides to Caged Hens 71 



Field Application of Acaricides to Floor Birds 72 



Compounds Utilized for Fly or Mite Control 72 



Treatment of Data.. 72 



RESULTS 76 



House Fl ies 76 



Manure Management > . 76 



Ophyva aenescens Bas ic Biology Stud ies 91 



Compet i t ion Stud ies wi th Hevmetia iZZucens 1 ! k 



insect Growth Regulators and Grganophcsphorus Larvicides 123 



Slack] ight Electrocutor Grid Traps for Adult Fly Surveys 161 



Efficacies of Granular Fly Baits 167 



Contact Residual s . 1 33 



Northern Fowl Mites \3 l > 



Dosage-Mortality Curves for Selected Acaricides \%k 



Control of Endemic Florida Strains of Northern Fowl 



Mites with Carbaryl , Malathion, and Ravap 139 



Efficacy of Two Synthetic Pyrethroid Compounds Against 



Northern Fowl Mites on Laying Hens in Floor Pens 2C6 



The Effects of Northern Fowl Mites on Egg Production 212 



DISCUSSION 233 



The Value of Rotovation as a Method of Manure Management. 239 



Ophyva aen&soens Larvae as Predators of Musoa domestica 



Larvae 2^7 



Morphological Proof that Ophyva aenescens is Predaceous 248 



The Value of Ophyva aenescens as a Biocontrol Agent.. 2^9 



Rearing Ophyva aenescens in the Laboratory 2h9 



The Influence of Larvae of Eevmetia iZZuaens on Other 



Species of Fly Larvae 250 



The Efficacy of Dirnilin as a Feed Additive 251 



The Efficacy of Methoprene as a Feed Additive.... 252 



Methoprene as a Topical Larvicide 252 



Laboratory Studies with CGA 72662 253 



CGA 72662, Dimethoate, Dichlorvos, and Ravap as 



Topically Applied Larvicideb 253 



The Efficacy of CGA 72662 in Water 25 ,; + 



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