COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON HOUSE FLY, MUSCA DOMESTICA L., POPULATION IN DIFFERENT ANIMAL FARMS IN RELATION TO ATTRACTANTS AND CONTROL AT HAIL PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA

These experiments were conducted in three out-door farms of cattle, sheep and camel, and three in-door farms of cattle, sheep and poultry at Hail Province, Saudi Arabia from the period of January 2008 to the end of December 2009, to determine the population occurrence of house fly, Musca domestica L. and to study the effect of some attractants and fly control. As for cattle, sheep, and camel out-door farms, January, February and March of 2008 and 2009 of the both years’ study recorded the least numbers, while September or October at both months recorded the highest numbers of house fly individuals. As for cattle, sheep and poultry farms under indoor condition, the highest population of the fly was observed in September and October months of two years, while the least one was recorded in January, February and March. Highest population of house fly was found at camel farms under indoor conditions, followed by sheep and cattle farms while in sheep farms under indoor conditions, maximum population was recorded which was followed by cattle and poultry farms. Averages trapped house flies in different tested attractants was the highest at sugar cane molasses + bread yeast (360%), followed by sex pheromone (264.1%) and sugar cane molasses (205.4%), children milk (172.4%) and finally bread yeast gave the least percentages of increase (110.5 %). Finally, the use of calcium oxide in the control program of house fly at the rate of 1 kg as a surface treatment of the garbage can be recommended for five times at weekly intervals.