Population abundance of flies collected in different traps in small ruminants in Ladang Pasir Akar Besut Terengganu

Saidatul Sofea Amira Abdul Rauf, . and Raja Nurizzatul Najwa Raja Hir Zaman, . and Nur Shahira Zahari, . and Nur Athiqah Md Yusof, . and Siti Mariam Maimunah Mohamad Naser, . and Salmah Mohamed, . Population abundance of flies collected in different traps in small ruminants in Ladang Pasir Akar Besut Terengganu. pp. 133-139. ISSN 2180-1983

Flies are common ectoparasites to livestock. Some species of flies are important to small ruminants because they can spread disease and cause disturbance to animals thus lowering their productivity.Considering the impact of flies to the productivity of small ruminants it is important to identify the species of flies that occur in an area for early control actions. The study was aimed to determine the species of flies in Diptera family that occur in Ladang UniSZA Pasir Akar and their population abundance. The flies were collected using three types of traps: Malaise trap yellow pan trap and yellow sticky trap for three consecutive weeks. The traps were set up in three different locations in small ruminants rearing area in the farm. Nine Diptera families significant to livestock were identified: Calliphoridae Ceratopogonidae Culicidae Muscidae Psychodidae Rhiniidae Sarcophagidae Simuliidae and Tabanidae. The family Sarcophagidae recorded the highest abundance in the farm (26.57) while the lowest of flies count was from the family Tabanidae (0.82). The most diverse familyof Diptera was collected by Malaise trapand the lowest diversity was recorded from yellow pan trap. The results from this study had provided the first insight of the flies important to small ruminants occurred in this farm.

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Abstract

Flies are common ectoparasites to livestock. Some species of flies are important to small ruminants because they can spread disease and cause disturbance to animals thus lowering their productivity.Considering the impact of flies to the productivity of small ruminants it is important to identify the species of flies that occur in an area for early control actions. The study was aimed to determine the species of flies in Diptera family that occur in Ladang UniSZA Pasir Akar and their population abundance. The flies were collected using three types of traps: Malaise trap yellow pan trap and yellow sticky trap for three consecutive weeks. The traps were set up in three different locations in small ruminants rearing area in the farm. Nine Diptera families significant to livestock were identified: Calliphoridae Ceratopogonidae Culicidae Muscidae Psychodidae Rhiniidae Sarcophagidae Simuliidae and Tabanidae. The family Sarcophagidae recorded the highest abundance in the farm (26.57) while the lowest of flies count was from the family Tabanidae (0.82). The most diverse familyof Diptera was collected by Malaise trapand the lowest diversity was recorded from yellow pan trap. The results from this study had provided the first insight of the flies important to small ruminants occurred in this farm.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Ectoparasites
AGROVOC Term:	Diptera
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Trapping
AGROVOC Term:	Identification
AGROVOC Term:	Sticky traps
AGROVOC Term:	Small ruminants
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Calliphoridae
AGROVOC Term:	Ceratopogonidae
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10099

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