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Pharmacological efficacy of insecticides for the control of zoophilious flies on a dairy farm

The article presents information on the determination of the entomofauna of zoophilic flies on a dairy cattle farm and proves the effectiveness of the integrated use of insecticidal agents for the control and prevention of dipteran insects. The study was conducted in the spring-autumn period on a dairy cattle farm during 2023-2025. The attack of zoophilic flies on animals was observed from late April to October, and their greatest number was from late June to September. The peak of activity of zoophilic flies coincided with the highest air temperature during the study period (+26-+30 °C), usually from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. According to the results of the conducted research, it was found that the main representatives of zoophilic flies in livestock premises and directly on animals were the house fly Musca domestica, the autumn fly Stomoxys Calcitrans L., the small cow fly Luperosia irritans (horned fly Haematobia irritans), in smaller quantities - the cow fly Musca autumnalis and the live-born field fly Musca larvipara. When combating the attack of zoophilic flies, after using the insecticidal preparations "Biofly pur-on" for cows and "Butox" for calves, "Kelion" and "Agita" for processing premises, the number of insects on the body of animals was smaller, but they were constantly near the animals (walls, bedding, floor, feed table). Taking into account the results obtained, the next step in our work was the implementation of a comprehensive fly control scheme, which includes priority treatment with the larvicidal drug "Larvenol" of places that are key for fly reproduction: manure pits, lagoons, litter. Insecticidal treatment of animals and premises with the above-mentioned drugs was also carried out. This set of measures allowed us to obtain 100% pharmacological effectiveness in combating and preventing fly attacks on the dairy farm. Therefore, the treatment of manure, lagoons and litter with insecticides is not an auxiliary, but the main and primary component of a comprehensive fly control program, as it eliminates the sources of their mass development and increases the effectiveness of comprehensive insect control measures.

Keywords: zoophilic flies, dairy farms, farm, cows, insecticides, pharmacological effectiveness, larvenol, butox, biofly pur-on.

SHAGANENKO V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3484-2962


RUBLENKO S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0678-5497


SHAGANENKO R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5848-1367


KOZII N.


AVRAMENKO N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-1322


ANTIPOV A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3955-3377


GONCHARENKO V.


SOLOVIOVA L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-8299


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