The mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control
The reindeer nose bot fly Cephenemyia trompe aggregates on hilltops/mountaintops to mate. Although active only for brief periods on certain days, males have been collected only from such sites. To evaluate possible suppression of the fly population by killing males (by insecticides or traps) at such...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:647757e226254b01be6922a8b9feb292 2023-05-15T16:13:41+02:00 The mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control Arne C. Nilssen John R. Anderson 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.15.2.1167 https://doaj.org/article/647757e226254b01be6922a8b9feb292 EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1167 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.15.2.1167 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/647757e226254b01be6922a8b9feb292 Rangifer, Vol 15, Iss 2 (1995) Cephenemyia trompe mating hilltopping Norway nose bot fly reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.15.2.1167 2022-12-31T14:03:29Z The reindeer nose bot fly Cephenemyia trompe aggregates on hilltops/mountaintops to mate. Although active only for brief periods on certain days, males have been collected only from such sites. To evaluate possible suppression of the fly population by killing males (by insecticides or traps) at such sites, the density of sites and the number of males at each site were monitored in a summer grazing area of the semidomestic reindeer host (Rangifer tarandus) in Finnmark, northern Norway. In an area of ca. 20 km2, 19 mating sites were detected and examined during 4 hours on one day. The number of males observed at most sites was 5-16 (range 3-60). Minor hilltops had few males but at some sites >20-60 flies were dispersed over an area of at least 100 m2. It is concluded that mating sites in the study area are too numerous, and also used by many beneficial non-target species, to be practical targets for control of the species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Finnmark Northern Norway Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Finnmark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Rangifer 15 2 55 |
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The reindeer nose bot fly Cephenemyia trompe aggregates on hilltops/mountaintops to mate. Although active only for brief periods on certain days, males have been collected only from such sites. To evaluate possible suppression of the fly population by killing males (by insecticides or traps) at such sites, the density of sites and the number of males at each site were monitored in a summer grazing area of the semidomestic reindeer host (Rangifer tarandus) in Finnmark, northern Norway. In an area of ca. 20 km2, 19 mating sites were detected and examined during 4 hours on one day. The number of males observed at most sites was 5-16 (range 3-60). Minor hilltops had few males but at some sites >20-60 flies were dispersed over an area of at least 100 m2. It is concluded that mating sites in the study area are too numerous, and also used by many beneficial non-target species, to be practical targets for control of the species. |
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The mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control |
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The mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control |
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The mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control |
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mating sites of the reindeer nose bot fly: not a practical target for control |
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Finnmark Northern Norway Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Finnmark |
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