| dc.description.abstract | In livestock of cattle, milk or both, flies pose a serious problem, due to the fact that they can lessen the production due to loss of energy in the animal as they are constantly trying to swat the flies, also because this insect is a parasite transmitter some of which are important to the animal and human health as well as being the cause of milk contamination as the level of somatic cells increase and lower the quality, acidifying the milk and be a cause for the refusal to trade. An effective, ecological and affordable alternative approach in reducing the adult fly population is in need by breaking the fly's reproductive life cycle. The purpose of the study was to determine which trap (pipe, hole or funnel) was most effective to catch the flies and evaluate which lure (fish flour, vinegar, or yeast) was most effective. This investigation consisted of three (3) phases and each phase used the best treatments from the previous phase. 48 traps were created to capture the flies in the three phases of this study. The experiment took place in the stables and paddocks in Burgay-Biblian- in the Cañar province from April to December 2015. The traps captured diptera of the Calliphoridae (35.2%), Fanniidae (26.0%), Drosophilidae (22.5%), Phoridae (9.0%) and Muscidae (2.9%) families. Of these the domestic flies present in the study were: Calliphora spp. (54.7%), Fannia spp. (40.3%), Muscina spp. (4.5%) and Musca domestica L (0.5%). The most effective trap was the pipe and the best lure was 200 gr of fish flour per water liter. | |
