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22 August 2016 Comparison of Intrinsic Rate of Different House Fly Densities in a Simulated Condition: A Prediction for House Fly Population and Control Threshold
Song-Quan Ong, Hamdan Ahmad, Zairi Jaal, Adanan Rus, Fadhlina Hazwani Mohd Fadzlah
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Determining the control threshold for a pest is common prior to initiating a pest control program; however, previous studies related to the house fly control threshold for a poultry farm are insufficient for determining such a threshold. This study aimed to predict the population changes of house fly population by comparing the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) for different house fly densities in a simulated system. This study first defined the knee points of a known population growth curve as a control threshold by comparing the rm of five densities of house flies in a simulated condition. Later, to understand the interactions between the larval and adult populations, the correlation between larval and adult capacity rate (rc) was studied. The rm values of 300- and 500-fly densities were significantly higher compared with the rm values at densities of 50 and 100 flies. This result indicated their representative indices as candidates for a control threshold. The rc of larval and adult populations were negatively correlated with densities of fewer than 300 flies; this implicated adult populations with fewer than 300 flies as declining while the larval population was growing; therefore, control approaches should focus on the immature stages. The results in the present study suggest a control threshold for house fly populations. Future works should focus on calibrating the threshold indices in field conditions.

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Song-Quan Ong, Hamdan Ahmad, Zairi Jaal, Adanan Rus, and Fadhlina Hazwani Mohd Fadzlah "Comparison of Intrinsic Rate of Different House Fly Densities in a Simulated Condition: A Prediction for House Fly Population and Control Threshold," Journal of Medical Entomology 54(1), 24-29, (22 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw140
Received: 10 May 2016; Accepted: 7 August 2016; Published: 22 August 2016
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KEYWORDS
capacity rate
control threshold
intrinsic rate
knee point
Musca domestica
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