Response of Stomoxys calcitrans and Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to Volatile Organic Compound Profiles from Ontario, Canada Dairy Farms

dc.contributor.advisorLeBlanc, Helene
dc.contributor.authorSaddler, Alycia Louise
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-16T20:00:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T17:27:09Z
dc.date.available2019-10-16T20:00:37Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T17:27:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-01
dc.degree.disciplineApplied Bioscience
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (MSc)
dc.description.abstractStomoxys calcitrans are significant pests of dairy and beef cattle livestock facilities. Their seasonal abundance causes damage to the industry in the United States. While similar damage has been documented in Canada, the majority of the research explores population dynamics of stable flies with respect to seasonal and temporal conditions. Exploring potential semiochemical targets that impact host-parasite interactions, at livestock facilities, can give insight in creating novel integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. We have sampled Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) at dairy farms in Southern Ontario, to determine important components of volatile profiles at such sites. Further, we have used Gas-Chromatography-Electroantennography (GC-EAG) to identify VOCs presenting electrophysiological activity in S. calcitrans, for further exploration of their significance in behavioural modification. The data collected illustrates that VOC profiles taken at livestock facilities are subject to change over the summer months, and has produced novel targets for IPM programs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/1075
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectStomoxys Calcitransen
dc.subjectVOCsen
dc.subjectSemiochemicalsen
dc.subjectElectroantennographyen
dc.subjectChemical ecologyen
dc.titleResponse of Stomoxys calcitrans and Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to Volatile Organic Compound Profiles from Ontario, Canada Dairy Farmsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Bioscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)

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