Local infestation or long-distance migration? The seasonal recolonization of dairy farms by Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) in South Central Ontario, Canada

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 788-798

  Beresford, D V ^a   Sutcliffe, J F ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonization; Dairy farms; Dispersal; Muscidae; Stable fly

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; MUSCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; WEATHER;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FRESH WATER; MUSCIDAE; ONTARIO; SEASONS; WEATHER;

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

EID: 65349179052     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0241     Document Type: Article

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