The use of Effective Micro-organisms' (EM and EM5) in the biological control of house flies associated with poultry production

摘要

When poultry are maintained under confined conditions for egg production, manure accumulates and forms a suitable substrate for the breeding of flies. The most common species are the housefly, Musca domestica Linnaeus (Diptera: Muscidae) and the lesser housefly Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae). These flies irritate the birds and people on the premises, as well as in surrounding settlements. Furthermore, the flies are potential vectors of a number of diseases (Kettle 1990).