Subspecies of the Australian green blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) recorded in New Zealand

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina

Large-scale trapping of sheep blowflies in the northern North Island of New Zealand using insecticide-free traps

1995 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 699 ◽  
Author(s):  
JJ Dymock ◽  
SA Forgie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina ◽  
Trap Site ◽  
Mixed Farming ◽  
The North ◽  
Trap Colour

Large-scale trapping of sheep blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) was undertaken on a mixed farming property in the north of the North Island of New Zealand over 3 consecutive summers. Traps were placed at a density of 1 trap110 ha and baited with fresh sheep offal every 2 weeks. No insecticide was used in the 150-L traps. The most effective bait trialled was sheep offal <2 weeks old. There was no significant effect of trap colour or trap site on the number of blowflies caught. A 95% decline in the principal flystike blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, was recorded. Flystrike incidence at the site was low during the study so that the effect of trapping on sheep myiasis could not be determined.

Mitochondrial DNA variability and geographic origin of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in New Zealand

1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Gleeson ◽  
S. Sarre
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Geographic Origin ◽  
Restriction Endonucleases ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Gene Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Variability ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

AbstractVariation in the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Weidemann), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was assessed using restriction endonucleases. Ten individuals from 13 localities throughout New Zealand and Australia were examined using 18 restriction endonucleases. Only two localities exhibited polymorphism, suggesting historical events have contributed to this low level of mitochondrial variability in L. cuprina from these regions. A 472 base pair region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) was sequenced from six Australasian regions and samples from South Africa and Malaysia. Phylogenetic analyses using both parsimony and neighbor-joining methods indicates possible multiple introductions of L. cuprina in New Zealand.

Effect of piperonyl butoxide on diazinon resistance in field strains of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in New Zealand

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Wilson ◽  
A.G. Clark ◽  
N.A. Haack
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Piperonyl Butoxide ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina ◽  
Biphasic Response ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Development Of Resistance ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Mixed Function Oxidases ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Independent Effects

AbstractPretreatment of first instar larvae of 28 resistant strains of Lucilia cuprina(Wiedemann) with the inhibitor of microsomal oxidases, piperonyl butoxide, resulted in a biphasic response to the phosphorothioate insecticide diazinon. Analysis of the data revealed a complex response in which both synergist-dependent and independent effects occurred. The responses varied markedly from strain to strain. A laboratory susceptible strain and field strains with resistance factors of less than 20-fold exhibited, in the presence of piperonyl butoxide, an increased LC50 with respect to diazinon whereas those strains with > 20-fold resistance were synergized by the compound. We conclude tentatively that microsomal mixed-function oxidases play a contributory role in the development of resistance and that the variation in synergist effect from strain to strain may be attributed, at least in part, to the two-fold effect of these enzymes on phosphorothioate insecticides such as diazinon.

scholarly journals A Field Evaluation of the LuciTrap and the Western Australian Trap with Three Different Baits Types for Monitoring Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata in New Zealand

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 829
Author(s):  
Paul Brett ◽  
Kevin Lawrence ◽  
Paul Kenyon ◽  
Kristene Gedye ◽  
William Pomroy
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Lucilia Sericata ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina ◽  
Sodium Sulphide ◽  
Rate Model ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Sheep Liver ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Western Australian

Flytraps can be used on farms to monitor the populations of primary strike flies (Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata) and, hence, offer a view regarding the incidence of flystrike on sheep. This study aimed to contrast the specificity and effectiveness of the LuciTrap with its combination of three chemical lures (Lucilures) and the Western Australian Trap with three bait types (LuciLure, Sheep liver with 30% sodium sulphide and squid). A mean model and rate model were fitted to the data. The mean model showed no difference (p > 0.05) in the mean weekly catch for L. cuprina between the Western Australian Trap with LuciLures and the Western Australian Trap baited with sheep liver with 30% sodium sulphide (p < 0.05). Whereas, for L. sericata, no difference (p > 0.05) was found between the Western Australian Trap with LuciLures, the Western Australian Trap baited with sheep liver with 30% sodium sulphide and the LuciTrap. The rate model illustrated that the Western Australian Trap with sheep liver with 30% sodium sulphide and LuciTrap did not differ (p > 0.05) for L. cuprina and L. sericata. Combined, these results indicate that New Zealand farmers can use either the LuciTrap or the Western Australian Trap with sheep liver with 30% sodium sulphide to monitor these target species.

Trapping sheep blowflies with lures based on bacterial cultures

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Morris ◽  
L. Morrison ◽  
M. A. Joyce ◽  
B. Rabel
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dimethyl Sulfoxide ◽  
Proteus Mirabilis ◽  
Sodium Sulfide ◽  
Lucilia Cuprina ◽  
Chrysomya Rufifacies ◽  
Bacterial Cultures ◽  
Commercial Medium ◽  
Medium Culture

Summary. Baits of Proteus mirabilis cultured in a commercial medium or in a gut mucus mixture were tested in New Zealand sheep pasture for their ability to trap sheep strike flies. Liver–sodium sulfide baits were used for comparison. At the start of the flystrike season, medium cultures were as effective as liver–sodium sulfide baits in trapping flies. As the season progressed, the liver–sodium sulfide mixture trapped a significantly higher number of Lucilia cuprina and Calliphora stygia than medium cultures, though they trapped significantly fewer Chrysomya rufifacies. In one case the medium culture trapped a significantly higher proportion of gravid L. cuprina than the liver–sodium sulfide mixture. Adding dimethyl sulfoxide to the medium culture significantly reduced its efficacy. The gut mucus culture was significantly less effective than the liver–sodium sulfide bait in trapping gravid L. cuprina, and significantly more effective in trapping Chrysomya rufifacies. This is the first published record of sheep strike flies being attracted by bacterial odours in the field.

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