The Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) as predator of larvae and pupae of the house fly (Musca domestica)

• Autor(a) principal: de Castro, Josue Lopes
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: da Fonseca, Adivaldo Henrique, Borja, Gonzalo Efraim Moya
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
• Texto Completo: https://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/592
• topic: Mosca doméstica; galinhas d’angola; flutuação populacional; House fly; guinea fowl; population fluctuation

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 doméstica (Musca domestica). Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária, 35(2):140-146, 2013. Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465 km 7, Seropédica, RJ 23.890-000, Brasil. E-mail: [e-mail] 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 Seropédica 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.