Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
J Insect Sci. 2020 Nov 1;20(6). doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa051.
The horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.), is an obligate hematophagous ectoparasite of cattle, and one of the most important pests of cattle causing unrealized gains or losses in meat and milk production. The present study describes the difficulties that arise when research programs have attempted to maintain this pest, both on-host and off-host, in a laboratory environment. Suggestions aimed at assisting future researchers in successfully colonizing horn flies in the laboratory are provided.
角蝇,Haematobia irritans(L.),是一种专性吸血的牛体外寄生虫,也是导致肉类和牛奶产量损失的最重要害虫之一。本研究描述了研究计划试图在实验室环境中维持这种害虫(包括宿主和非宿主)时所面临的困难。提供了旨在帮助未来研究人员成功在实验室中殖民角蝇的建议。