Preferred breeding media of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, in Northwestern Florida.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1980

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

40

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

276-279

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Williams, D. F., A. J. Rogers, P. Hester, J. Ruff and R. Levy.

 

Abstract

Breeding media of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans (L. ) were studied over a 41-month period (1972-1975) in 7 counties in northwestern Florida. Quantitative samples were collected routinely and the number of immatures was recorded for each type of breeding medium. The largest numbers of larvae and pupae were found in decomposing silage and green chop which had been used for feeding dairy animals. During these studies agricultural areas were found to be the primary source of stable flies in the northwestern Florida area.

Notes

Author(s) - Williams, D. F., A. J. Rogers, P. Hester, J. Ruff and R. Levy.