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A GALINHA D’ ANGOLA (Numida meleagris) COMO PREDADORA DE LARVAS E PUPAS DA MOSCA DOMÉSTICA (Musca domestica)

2013; Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Volume: 35; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

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Josue Lopes de Castro, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca, Gonzalo Efraim Moya Borja,

Insects and Parasite Interactions

ABSTRACT. de Castro J.L., da Fonseca A.H. & Moya Borja G.E. [The Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) as predator of larvae and pupae of the house fly (Musca domestica)]. A Galinha d’angola (Numida meleagris) como predadora de larvas e pupas da mosca domestica (Musca domestica). Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinaria, 35(2):140-146, 2013. Curso de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465 km 7, Seropedica, RJ 23.890-000, Brasil. E-mail: gemoya@ufrrj.br The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect predation by guinea fowl on the fluctuation of population about the house flies and the relation to the average monthly temperature, relative humidity and rainfall in the municipality of Seropedica RJ. The treatments with and without guinea fowl were compared with the average data of temperature, relative humidity and rainfall through the parametric Pearson test at 5% probability, showing that there was no significant correlation between treatments and climatic factors. The same occurred when the climate data were compared with the average number of flies caught by traps. Analyses of variance and Tukey test showed significant differences (p <0.05) among the treatments with and without guinea fowl. Based on the results it is concluded that the significant difference among the treatments was due to the control exercised by the guinea fowl on the population of house flies. The predation of guinea fowl influenced the population fluctuation of house flies, under the conditions of this study.