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HYMENOPTEROUS PARASITOIDS OF FILTH FLY (DIPTERA: MUSCIDAE) PUPAE IN CATTLE FEEDLOTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

K. Floate ,
B. Khan  and
G. Gibson
K. Floate*
Affiliation:
Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1
B. Khan
Affiliation:
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 7000-113 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 5T6
G. Gibson
Affiliation:
Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
*
1Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

Results of a 2-year survey in Alberta, Canada, identified a parasitoid fauna of filth flies distinct from that generally reported for cattle confinements in the United States. Twenty-two feedlots were surveyed using freeze-killed sentinel house fly pupae. Parasitism averaged 0.25%. Ten species of hymenopterous parasitoids were recovered. As a percentage of the total number of pupae parasitized, these species were Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Saunders (37.4%), Trichomalopsis sarcophagae Gahan (23.9%), Urolepis rufipes (Ashmead) (18.5%), Muscidifurax zaraptor Kogan & Legner (6.9%), Nasonia vitripennis Walker (6.5%), Trichomalopsis sp. (3.7%) (Pteromalidae), Phygadeuon sp. (2.9%) (Ichneumonidae), Dibrachys cavus (Walker) (0.1%) (Pteromalidae), Synacra sp. (0.1%) (Diapriidae), and an unidentified Braconidae (0.1%). No differences were detected among natural regions of the province. Three categories of seasonal activity are identified which expand on previous groupings of species by their geographic distributions. The abundance of T. sarcophagae and rarity of species of Spalangia Latreille, 1805 are in marked contrast to results of surveys conducted in the United States. This difference suggests that species used to manage populations of pestiferous flies associated with livestock in the United States could be inappropriate for use in Canada.

Résumé

Les résultats d’un inventaire d’une durée de 2 ans en Alberta, Canada, ont permis d’identifier une faune parasitoïde de Muscidae distincte de celle qui est généralement signalée dans les enclos d’alimentation de bétail aux États-unis. Vingt-deux enclos ont été inventoriés en y plaçant des pupes de Mouches domestiques tuées par congélation. Le parasitisme a été évalué en moyenne à 0,25%. Dix espèces d’hyménoptères parasitoïdes ont été recueillies : Muscidifurax raptor Girault et Saunders (parasitant 37,4% du nombre total de pupes parasitées), Trichomalopsis sarcophagae Gahan (23,9%), Urolepis rufipes (Ashmead) (18,5%), Muscidifurax zaraptor Kogan & Legner (6,9%), Nasonia vitripennis Walker (6,5%), Trichomalopsis sp. (3,7%) (Pteromalidae), Phygadeuon sp. (2,9%) (Ichneumonidae), Dibrachys cavus (Walker) (0,1%) (Pteromalidae), Synacra sp. (0,1% (Diapriidae) et une espèce non identifiée de Braconidae (0,1%). Aucune différence n’a été trouvée entre les diverses régions naturelles de la province. Trois catégories d’activité saisonnière se superposent aux catégories d’espèces déjà formées en fonction de leur répartition géographique. L’abondance de T. sarcophagae et la rareté des espèces de Spalangia Latreille, 1805 diffèrent des résultats enregistrés lors d’inventaires effectués aux États-Unis. Cette différence laisse à penser que les espèces utilisées pour lutter contre les populations de mouches nuisibles associées au bétail aux États-Unis pourraient s’avérer peu efficaces au Canada.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 131 , Issue 3 , June 1999 , pp. 347 - 362
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1999

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