Synanthropic diptera affecting layer poultry farms: a review

• Main Authors: Leandro do Carmo Rezende, Tiago Mendonça de Oliveira, Cristina Mara Teixeira, Mariana Avelino de Souza Santos, Lucas Maciel Cunha, Marcos Xavier Silva, Nelson Rodrigo da Silva Martins
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Biológico
• Series: Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
• Subjects: granjas; Musca domestica; Chrysomya spp.; Fannia spp.; dípteros sinantrópicos
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572019000100600&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT: The poultry farm of posture is an economic activity of great relevance to Brazil. Health aspects of flocks of laying chickens, such as the occurrence of infestations by parasites and poultry pests, influence significantly the productivity indicators. In this context, the control of synanthropic diptera is one of the challenges of the poultry farmers and professionals of this area. In Brazil, the control of flies in poultry environments is based mainly on the use of pesticides, while other alternatives are less frequent. Among the flies’ species most regularly found in poultry farms are the Musca domestica, Chrysomya spp., Fannia spp., and others. This review aims at compiling the literature on the occurrence, impact on poultry systems, biology, epidemiology and control of the species of synanthropic flies considered important for the Brazilian poultry industry.