South Dakota Beef Report, 1986
Document Type
Report
Report Number
86-16
Publication Date
1986
Keywords
stable fly, sterile male release, control
Summary
Sterile stable flies were released weekly a t the SDSU Beef Cattle and Sheep Nutrition Unit at Brookings from July 24 through September during the summer 1986 season t o eliminate wild populations of insects. Flies that were sterilized were marked with a dye so when recaptured by an insect net or a sticky trap they could be differentiated from wild, normal or fertile flies. A trend toward reduced f l y numbers was observed 3 weeks following the first release. A 1:5 ratio of sterile to wild flies was achieved in 6 weeks.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1986 South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Easton, Emmert R. and Catangui, Michael A., "The Release of Insects Sterilized by Colbalt 60 to Control a Wild Population of Stable Flies at the SDSU Beef Cattle and Sheep Nutrition Unit in Brookings" (1986). South Dakota Beef Report, 1986. 17.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_1986/17