Thrombin as a Potential Proxy to Select for Horn Fly Abundance in Beef Cattle [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Horn flies are a major nuisance to cattle and induce significant economic losses. Fly abundance varies within and across breeds and genetic analyses have shown sufficient genetic variation to permit selection.
Amanda Warner +7 more
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Identification of anti-horn fly vaccine antigen candidates using a reverse vaccinology approach [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background The horn fly, Haematobia irritans irritans, causes significant production losses to the cattle industry. Horn fly control relies on insecticides; however, alternative control methods such as vaccines are needed due to the fly's capacity to ...
Luísa N. Domingues +7 more
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Horn fly transcriptome data of ten populations from the southern United States with varying degrees and molecular mechanisms of pesticide resistance [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 Haematobia irritans irritans (Linnaeus, 1758: Diptera: Muscidae), the horn fly, is an external parasite of penned and pastured livestock that causes a major economic impact on cattle production worldwide.
Kylie G. Bendele +5 more
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Chemosensory-Related Gene Family Members of the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae), Identified by Transcriptome Analysis [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Horn flies are one of the most significant economic pests of cattle in the United States and worldwide. Chemical control methods have been routinely utilized to reduce populations of this pest, but the steady development of insecticide resistance has ...
Pia Untalan Olafson +1 more
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Volatile Cues from Fresh Cattle Dung Can Drive Horn Fly Egg-Laying and Fecal Attraction to Horn Flies, Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) [PDF]
InsectsThe horn fly is an economically important hematophagous ectoparasite of cattle. Its management relies heavily on broad-spectrum pesticides, which are harmful to the environment and have led to the development of resistance. Therefore, alternative control
Javier Espinoza +8 more
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High chromosomal variation in wild horn fly Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Muscidae) populations [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2015 The horn fly, Haematobia irritans is an obligate haematophagous cosmopolitan insect pest. The first reports of attacks on livestock by H. irritans in Argentina and Uruguay occurred in 1991, and since 1993 it is considered an economically important pest ...
Natalia Forneris +6 more
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A Whole Genome Assembly of the Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans, and Prediction of Genes with Roles in Metabolism and Sex Determination [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2018 Haematobia irritans, commonly known as the horn fly, is a globally distributed blood-feeding pest of cattle that is responsible for significant economic losses to cattle producers. Chemical insecticides are the primary means for controlling this pest but
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Metamorphosis and gonad maturation in the horn fly Haematobia irritans. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2011 The bloodsucking horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), is one of the most damaging pests of pasture cattle in many areas of the world.
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EDIS, 2012 Horn flies are one of the livestock pests with the greatest impact on the health and productivity of cattle. Economic losses due to horn fly damage are estimated at $36 million annually in Florida alone. In the U.S.A.
Phillip E. Kaufman, Emma N. I. Weeks
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Pyrosequencing-based analysis of the microbiome associated with the horn fly, Haematobia irritans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The horn fly, Haematobia irritans, is one of the most economically important pests of cattle. Insecticides have been a major element of horn fly management programs. Growing concerns with insecticide resistance, insecticide residues on farm products, and
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