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GLCave-WHO Cone test mortality data of three filth fly species when exposed to diatomaceous earth

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posted on 2025-12-24, 00:14 authored by Grayson Cave, Kaiying Chen, Steven S. Denning, David W. Watson, R. Michael Roe
<p>WHO cone tests of three species of filth fly against the mechanical insecticide diatomaceous earth. Adults of the house fly, <em>Musca domestica</em>, the secondary screwworm, <em>Cochliomyia macellaria</em>, and the grey flesh fly, <em>Sarcophaga bullata</em>, under low and high humidity were exposed to the mechanical insecticide, and mortality was determined.</p>

Funding

United States Department of Defense: W911QY1910003

USDA: 02853

History

Data contact name

Cave, Grayson

Data contact email

glcave@ncsu.edu

Publisher

Dryad

Theme

  • Not specified

ISO Topic Category

  • biota

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

insecticides; Musca domestica; imagos; diatomaceous earth; Sarcophagidae; species; humidity; Cochliomyia macellaria; mortality

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  • Public

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