Fly pupae, primarily house fly (Musca domestica Linnaeus) and stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus)) (Diptera: Muscidae), were collected from a poultry house in northern Indiana, and parasitoid wasps developing in them were allowed to emerge. Fly pupae density, relative species abundance, and size varied with collection date. Four species of parasitoid wasps were reared from the fly pupae:...

Mechanical barriers consisting of bands of polyethylene terepthalate resin attached to wooden posts by latex caulk adhesive and staples were 100% effective in preventing passage of dispersing lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), larvae in the laboratory. Barriers continued to be 100% effective after beinig held in a caged layer poultry house for 3 mo. Polyethylene terepthalate barr...

BACKGROUND Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in the southern cone countries. Present control strategies based on indoor and outdoor residual insecticide spraying are not sufficient to control disease transmission, particularly in Bolivia. Techniques based on the management of the human environment may be good alternatives or supplements. METHODS Social and entomological ...

Anaerobic digestion is a technology widely used for treatment of organic waste biogas production as source clean energy. In this study, poultry house wastes (PHW) material was examined production. The effects inoculum addition, pretreatment the substrate, and temperature on were taken into full consideration. Results revealed that effect addition more significant than alkaline raw materials. re...

The high incidence of disease is one of the major constraints to smallholder poultry production systems in Africa. In order to control various poultry diseases, ethnoveterinary medicine is widely practised by poor village farmers. Natural products, especially those which are locally available, are generally used. The use of ethnoveterinary medicine cari be considered sustainable as it is econom...

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), a wellknown cause of diseases of domesticated chickens and turkeys worldwide, most notably causes chronic respiratory disease in chickens and infectious sinusitis in turkeys (1). Although MG is a known pathogen of other gallinaceous birds and has been isolated from ducks and geese, it has not been considered a natural pathogen of wild birds, including songbirds (1...