Evaluation of different insecticides and fabric types for development of treated targets for stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) control.
Stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), once only a pest of pastured cattle, has become a serious pest of range cattle in the United States. Because of the difficulties associated with stable fly management under range conditions, a pesticide-impregnated cloth target is being developed as a management tool. We conducted studies to determine the influence of weather, time, fabric type, insecticide type, and insecticide concentration on the mortality of stable flies from a susceptible laboratory colony exposed for 30 s to treated cloth targets. We found that 100% of the flies exposed to trigger (Trigger-Royal Box, 65% polyester and 35% cotton) fabric targets that were treated with 0.1% h-cyhalothrin or 0.1% zeta-cypermethrin and weathered outdoors in Gainesville, FL., for up to 3 mo, were dead within 20 min after a 30-s exposure. The results of this study support the concept that treated targets can be developed for integration into stable fly control programs.
Hogsette
Jerome A
JA
USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 S. W. 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. jhogsette@gainesville.usda.ufl.edu
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Alyce
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D002980:Climate; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009117:Muscidae / Q000187:drug effects*; D010571:Pest Control / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014887:Weather
D007306:Insecticides