[Effect of ecological treatment by Musca domestica larvae to pig manure on the oviposition and larvae hatching rate].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the change of housefly (Musca domestica) breeding in the pig manure treated ecologically with its larvae.


METHODS
The number of eggs and the hatching rate of larvae in the treated manure were compared with that in the untreated manure.


RESULTS
The number of eggs laid in the treated manure accounted for only 17.7% of the total eggs, while those in the untreated manure accounted for 82.3%. The hatching rate in the treated manure was 41.4 %, but 85.1% in the untreated manure.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a significant reduction of eggs laid and of their hatching rate in the pig manure treated ecologically by housefly larvae.
Yang
He-ping
HP
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025, China.
Xu
Da-gang
DG
Wu
Jian-hua
JH
Xue
Chun-liang
CL
D000818:Animals; D006793:Houseflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008372:Manure / Q000469:parasitology*; D010058:Oviposition; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013552:Swine
D008372:Manure