| The study on life cycle of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) was conducted at 25+1oC, 76-84% R.H. The entire life-cycle from egg to adult was 30.79+4.38 days. An incubation period of egg was 2.60+0.71 days. Larval period, pupal period, and longevity of female and male were 8.70+1.18 days, 5.80+0.70 days, 11.43+4.35 days and 15.95+4.26 days, respectively. Population of stable flies was monitored by counting the fly on front legs of beef calf and from sweep net. To count the fly during feeding on front legs of beef calf, a 12 x 2 factorial experiment in completely randomized design (CRD) was applied with 4 replications of one-year-old beef calves (native hybrid x Brahman) in individual pen. Fly counts were made weekly, twice per day per week at 11:00 a.m.... |
