Publications

musca domestica as a mechanical carrier of bacteria in chiang mai, north thailand.	the common house fly, musca domestica l., was assessed for its potential as a mechanical carrier of bacteria in urban areas of chiang mai province, north thailand. sixty-one specimens (61.0%) were found to carry bacteria, with each harboring 1-5 bacteria. no significant difference between the sex of flies for carrying bacteria was found. a total of 21 bacteria was isolated, of which the most common was coagulase negative staphylococci (n = 38), followed by viridans streptococci (n = 9). the high ...	2000	10925804
susceptibility of musca domestica and chrysomya megacephala to permethrin and deltamethrin in thailand.	susceptibility to permethrin and deltamethrin was assessed in the house fly, musca domestica l., and blow fly chrysomya megacephala (f.). the laboratory strain of m. domestica was captured in muang district (downtown), chiang mai, northern thailand, and the field strains were collected from muang district, two agricultural areas of hang dong district and san khampaeng district. these strains displayed susceptibility to both permethrin and deltamethrin insecticides, with ld50 values of 0.0049, 0. ...	2005	16363164
comparison between musca domestica and chrysomya megacephala as carriers of bacteria in northern thailand.	a comparison between the common house fly, musca domestica, and the oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala, was assessed for their potential as carriers of bacteria in urban areas of chiang mai province, northern thailand. c. megacephala was significantly more likely to carry bacterial species than m. domestica; however, no significant difference was found between the number of positive male and female flies within the same species. a total of 42 bacterial species were isolated. the most co ...	2007	17539244