stable fly

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stable fly

n.
A fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) that sucks the blood of domestic animals and humans.
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stable fly

n
(Animals) a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals
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sta′ble fly`


n.
a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting: a common household and stable pest.
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Los dipteros hematofagos como Stomoxys calcitrans, ocho especies de Tabanus sp, tres especies de Culicidae (11) y Haematobia irritans (3) actuan como transmisores de A.
Al presente, el ciclo de vida no esta totalmente comprendido por desconocimientos del hospedador definitivo y rutas de transmision, aunque es posible la transmision mecanica por Stomoxys calcitrans (ADN parasitario ha sido detectado en piezas bucales y contenido estomacal del vector).
Biological control of Musca domestica and Stomoxys calcitrans by mass releases of the parasitoid Spalangia cameroni on two Norwegian pig farms.
Activity of pupal parasitoids of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans and prevalence of entomopathogenic fungi in the stable fly and the house fly Musca domestica in Denmark.
Mechanical transmission of bacillus anthracis by stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) and mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes taeniorhynchus).
The two most common flies that farmers deal with are the housefly, Musca domestica, and the biting stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans. The common housefly, while more susceptible to various control methods than other types of flies, is still a formidable opponent for any farmer.
En la postcosecha, la descomposicion de los rastrojos actua como un lugar de incubacion para poblaciones de la mosca del establo (Stomoxys calcitrans) que ataca al ganado y genera un estres extremo que impide el aumento de peso de los animales, como asi tambien abortos y otras complicaciones (Solano, 2013).
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