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The Effect of Temperature on Development and Diapause of the Horn Fly, Siphona irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

K. R. Depner
Affiliation:
Canada Department of Agriculture, Lethbridge, Alberta

Extract

Siphona irritans (L.), commonly known as the horn fly, is a serious pest of cattle. In southern Alberta, ten thousand flies have been counted on a single host animal. Properly conducted control studies require the establishment of a permanent laboratory colony. Previous attempts to establish such a colony had not been successful (McLintock and Depner, 1957) as more information about the biology of the fly was needed. The results presented in this paper will help provide this information.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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References

McLintock, J., and Depner, K. R., 1954. A review of the life-history and habits of the horn fly, Siphona irritons (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). Canad. Entom. 86: 2023.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McLintock, J., and Depner, K. R., 1957. Preliminary attempts to establish a laboratory colony of the horn fly, Siphona irritons (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). J. Parasitol. 43: 209212.CrossRefGoogle Scholar