title: Populational dynamics of Stomoxys calcitrans (Linneaus) (Diptera: Muscidae) in three biocenosis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
abstract: Populational flux of the adult phase of Stomoxys calcitrans was observed in the municipal district of Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Three biocenoses were selected for the study: stable agrobiocenosis, pastural agrobiocenosis and eubiocenosis. The occurrence and the populational flux of the insects, using the Magoon trap for their capture, were established. For each trap located in different biocenoses, a crossbred calf (Bos taurusxBos indicus) approximately 6-month-old was used as "live bait," exposed weekly for 48h in the traps. Of the three agrobiocenoses studied, the stable agrobiocenosis contributed the greatest number of specimens of. S. calcitrans captured, corresponding to 96.9% of the total flies of this species collected. S. calcitrans shows seasonal behavior for approximately 6 months (spring and summer being the rainiest months of the year). The population peaked during the months of November and December. During the months of July and August, there was no capture of flies.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. vetpa@ciclope.lcc.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Batista
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: C M L
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: L M F
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D009117:Muscidae / Q000502:physiology*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons