Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Stable fly"
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The impact of Stomoxys calcitrans populations on cattle in a feedlot near Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae), Stomoxys calcitrans, is a widespread economically important pest of livestock at confined production facilities such as dairies and feedlots. Stable flies are haematophagous insects that ... -
Molecular detection of bovine pathogens and microbiota harboured by Stomoxys calcitrans occurring in South African feedlots
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Stomoxys calcitrans are biting flies commonly known as stable flies. They belong to the family Muscidae which is composed of 18 described species under the genus Stomoxys with a cosmopolitan distribution. Stomoxys spp. are ...