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1 June 2008 Evaluation of Different Insecticides and Fabric Types for Development of Treated Targets for Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Control
Jerome A. Hogsette, Alyce Nalli, Lane D. Foil
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Abstract

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% λ-cyhalothrin or 0.1% ζ-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.

Jerome A. Hogsette, Alyce Nalli, and Lane D. Foil "Evaluation of Different Insecticides and Fabric Types for Development of Treated Targets for Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Control," Journal of Economic Entomology 101(3), 1034-1038, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1034:EODIAF]2.0.CO;2
Received: 22 December 2006; Accepted: 20 October 2007; Published: 1 June 2008
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KEYWORDS
biting flies
cloth targets
fly control
livestock pests
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