Special Collection: IPM of Fly Pests in Animal Agriculture
The Journal of Integrated Pest Management is pleased to publish a special collection of articles discussing research, education, and infrastructure needs for integrated pest management of fly pests in animal agriculture. The collection includes pest profile articles of major fly pests.
The Journal of Integrated Pest Management is an open access journal. All articles are freely available to read, download, and re-use in some formats.
Collection organizers: Erika Machtinger and Rebecca Trout Fryxell
Management of filth fly pests has been a research and extension priority of veterinary entomologists for many decades. However, ongoing changes to animal husbandry and production practices, coupled with increasing development of behavioral and physiological resistance to insecticides, requires renewed focus on new and more effective management strategies. This article is the first in a series of updates to historical reports, and the purpose is to serve as a resource for veterinary practitioners, consultants, funding agencies, veterinary entomologists, industry, commodity groups, and the scientific community working towards control of these pests. Companion articles will review individual filth fly species of importance to animal agriculture in the United States.
This article reviews information on Musca domestica recognition, distribution, biology, dispersal, and associations with microbes. Particular challenges of managing flies in different animal systems are discussed for swine, poultry, dairy cattle, beef feedlot, and equine operations.
This article reviews the biology, distribution, pest status (including nuisance and pathogen transmission risk), monitoring, and control techniques, and identifies knowledge gaps for Fannia canicularis.
This paper discusses horn fly biology, distribution, and management. Emphasis is on promising new approaches in novel insecticides, repellents, biological control, vaccines, animal genetics, and sterile insect technology that will lead to effective preventative tactics and the integration of smart technologies with horn fly management.
This paper discusses the challenges of stable flies in different animal commodities, and current and novel technologies for control are presented. Lastly, the need for additional research to improve stable fly management methods is discussed.
This article reviews the insect biology and life stages, physical and economic damages, surveillance strategies, and management options for the face fly.
