Publications

mechanical transmission of trypanosoma spp. by african stomoxyinae (diptera: muscidae).	ten taxa of stomoxyinae were tested for their ability to transmit trypanosoma brucei, t. vivax, t. evansi and t. congolense to mice within 3 min of interrupted feeding on highly parasitaemic blood. t. brucei was the easiest parasite to transmit with an 11.5% success rate, followed by t. vivax at 3.4%, and t. evansi at 0.9%. t. congolense was not transmitted in 129 attempts. stomoxys niger sspp. and four unstudied species (s. varipes, s. taeniatus, s. pallidus, haematobosca squalida) were capable ...	1995	8525279
mechanical transmission of trypanosoma evansi and t. congolense by stomoxys niger and s. taeniatus in a laboratory mouse model.	mechanical transmission of trypanosoma evansi (south american origin) and t. congolense of kilifi dna type (kenyan origin) was studied in laboratory mice using the african stable flies stomoxys niger niger and s. taeniatus. altogether, 355 flies were interrupted after feeding on infected blood and then transferred immediately to an uninfected mouse to complete feeding. microscopy and subinoculation of triturated flies into uninfected mice demonstrated the survival of t. congolense in stomoxys fo ...	1998	9824826
the development of a multipurpose trap (the nzi) for tsetse and other biting flies.	new trap designs for tsetse (glossinidae), stable flies (muscidae: stomoxyinae), and horse flies (tabanidae) were tested in kenya to develop a multipurpose trap for biting flies. many configurations and colour/fabric combinations were compared to a simplified, blue-black triangular trap to identify features of design and materials that result in equitable catches. new designs were tested against conventional traps, with a focus on glossina pallidipes austen and g. longipennis corti, stomoxys nig ...	2002	12241564
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
tsetse and other biting fly responses to nzi traps baited with octenol, phenols and acetone.	octenol (1-octen-3-ol), acetone, 4-methylphenol, 3-n-propylphenol, and other potential attractants (human urine, stable fly faeces), as well as guiacol, creosol (potential repellents), were tested as baits for biting flies in north america using standard phthalogen blue if3gm cotton nzi traps, or similar commercial polyester traps. baits were tested during the summers of 2001-04 at a residence in canada and during january-august 2001 at a dairy in the u.s.a. behaviour in the presence of octenol ...	2007	17373949
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
phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear data in haematophagous flies support the paraphyly of the genus stomoxys (diptera: muscidae).	the genus stomoxys geoffroy (diptera; muscidae) contains species of parasitic flies that are of medical and economic importance. we conducted a phylogenetic analysis including 10 representative species of the genus including multiple exemplars, together with the closely related genera prostomoxys zumpt, haematobosca bezzi, and haematobia lepeletier & serville. phylogenetic relationships were inferred using maximum likelihood and bayesian methods from dna fragments from the cytochrome c oxidase s ...	2011	21324380
attraction of stomoxys sp. to various fruits and flowers in mali.	the attraction of three stomoxys species to 26 fruits and 26 flowers of different plant species was investigated in two different sites in mali during 2008. stomoxys niger bilineatus grunberg (diptera: muscidae) was attracted to a wider spectrum of species, significantly attracted by four fruits and eight flowers compared with control traps, whereas s. sitiens rondani (diptera: muscidae) was attracted to six fruits and seven flowers of different plants, and s. calcitrans l. (diptera: muscidae) w ...	2012	22324477
a preliminary account of the fly fauna in jabal shada al-a'la nature reserve, saudi arabia, with new records and biogeographical remarks (diptera, insecta).	the first list of insects of al-baha province, kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa) was published in 2013 and contained a total of 582 species; an addendum to this list was published in 2015 adding 142 species and bringing the total number recorded from the province to 724 insect species representing 17 orders. the previous two studies excluded jabal shada al-a'la nature reserve (sanr), so the present study in sanr, as belonging to al-baha province, are complementary to the previous two. the present st ...	2016	27917067