Nuevos datos sobre la presencia de Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera, Muscidae) en explotaciones ganaderas de Vizcaya (País Vasco, Norte de España)
- Valbuena Lacarra, Patricia
- Saloña Bordas, Marta Inés
ISSN: 0210-8984
Year of publication: 2010
Volume: 34
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 199-205
Type: Article
More publications in: Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología
Abstract
Stomoxys calcitrans is a hematophagous fly that feeds on the blood of livestock and of nearby humans. The presence of this fly in Biscay is known from a vague record dating to the beginning of the last century in the surroundings of Bilbao. Samples taken at different livestock yards, as well as structures where cattle, pigs, and horses are held, confirm the presence of the fly in the Spanish province of Biscay as well as its prevalence in areas where livestock are held