RESEARCH NOTE - Ophyra aenescens (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) a New Biological Vector of Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr) (Diptera: Cuterebridae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

摘要

The production of meat, milk and leather from cattle in the Neotropics is severely affected by infestations with the larvae of Dermatobia hominis . According to MR Honer et al. the "berne" or larva of D. hominis is currently the most important ectoparasite affecting meat-producing cattle in Brazil, with infestations sometimes reaching 600 larvae per animal. The economic damage caused by D. hominis to the cattle industry in Brazil and Central America is enormous, losses being estimated at some $200 million per year.