Publications

[a new morphological character for the identification of stomoxys calcitrans and s. niger (diptera: muscidae). comparison of la réunion island populations].	on la reunion island (france), two morphological closely related species of stable flies (diptera: muscidae), living in the same environment, stomoxys calcitrans and s. niger, are involved in the transmission of blood parasites to the livestock. to facilitate a rapid identification of both species in the field conditions, we highlighted a diagnostic morphological character not yet described: the length of the maxillary palpus. the study of three populations of s. calcitrans and two populations o ...	2004	15490759
temperature effects on development and survival of two stable flies, stomoxys calcitrans and stomoxys niger niger (diptera: muscidae), in la réunion island.	two stable fly species, stomoxys calcitrans (l., 1758) and stomoxys niger niger macquart, 1851, co-occur in la reunion, where they are important pests of cattle. the survival and developmental rate of the immature stages were compared at five constant temperatures from 15 to 35 degrees c. in both species, immature survival was highest at 20-25 degrees c and markedly decreased at 15 and 35 degrees c. at the lower temperatures, mortality was observed mainly for s. calcitrans larvae and s. niger eg ...	2005	15966110
effects of temperature on the rate of increase of stomoxys calcitrans and stomoxys niger niger (diptera: muscidae) from la réunion island.	adult survival and reproduction were compared between two stomoxys species that co-occur in la reunion, the cosmopolitan stomoxys calcitrans (l.), and the tropical stomoxys niger niger macquart. in a first experiment, mean longevity and fecundity were determined at five constant temperatures from 15 to 35 degrees c, after development at the same temperatures. adult longevity was greatest at 20 degrees c in s. calcitrans and at 15 degrees c in s. niger. adult s. niger survived longer than adult s ...	2005	16465735
efficiency of traps for stomoxys calcitrans and stomoxys niger niger on reunion island.	the main objective of this study was to compare the trapping efficiency of two alsynite sticky traps (modified williams and modified broce) and two phtalogen blue cloth traps (vavoua and nzi) to be used in an integrated control programme of stomoxys spp. (diptera: muscidae) on reunion island. mean daily catches of these flies on two dairy farms differed significantly between the four types of trap. the broce trap was the least efficient and had the lowest specificity for stomoxys spp. the vavoua ...	2007	17373948
genetic structure and gene flow along an altitudinal gradient among two stomoxyine species (diptera: muscidae) on la réunion island.	seasonal variations of insect population sizes are often dramatic, particularly in temperate regions and at altitudes where the climatic conditions are unfavorable to insect development during the winter. decline of population size (or bottlenecks) and founder events may reduce the genetic variability and may create genetic differentiation between populations by drift and founder effects, but this reduction of genetic diversity is strongly influenced by gene flow between populations. in this stu ...	2007	17547228
relationships between chemical properties of larval media and development of two stomoxys species (diptera: muscidae) from reunion island.	the development of two cattle pests, stomoxys calcitrans l. and stomoxys niger niger macquart (diptera: muscidae), was studied in the laboratory using seven potential larval media from a dairy farm on reunion island. the media were six types of cattle feed and an old manure medium. egg-to-adult survival, duration of development, and adult live weight at emergence were determined for both fly species on each medium. the media were analyzed for ph, nitrogen, organic matter, and structural compound ...	2008	18348795
potential impacts of climate change on stable flies, investigated along an altitudinal gradient.	adult populations of stable flies were sampled along an altitudinal transect in reunion island to determine whether higher temperatures were associated with: (a) higher numbers of flies; (b) a longer season of infestation, and/or (c) different responses to warming in the cosmopolitan stomoxys calcitrans (l) and the tropical stomoxys niger niger macquart (diptera: muscidae). flies of both species were trapped at seven farms situated at four altitudes (100-1600 m a.s.l.) over a 90-week period. for ...	2008	18380657