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Evaluation of arthropod fauna in an urban waste treatment plant

M. Caimi , S. Cassani , P. Girgenti and L. Süss | Poster | 2005

This study was carried out to determine the composition, distribution and abundance of arthropod fauna of an urban waste treatment plant near Milan, Italy, in order to identify some potential biological control agents for Diptera Muscidae. For five months, from June to October 2004, the arthropod fa...

STERILISATION of ADULTS with INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS for the CONTROL of MUSCA DOMESTICA in an URBAN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

Marco Caimi , Stefano Cassani , Paola Girgenti and Luciano Suss | Full Paper | 2002

In the context of an integrated control strategy for house fly, Musca domestica, development within an urban solid waste treatment plant, tests were conducted to evaluate the sterilisation of M. domestica adultsby feeding them with Insect growth regulator (IGR) products commonly used for larvae cont...

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR CONTROL OF THE HOUSE FLY MUSCA DOMESTICA (L.) (DIPTERA: MUSCIDAE) IN AN URBAN SOLID WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

L. Sûss , S. Cassani , B. Serra and M. Caimi | Full Paper | 1999

The development of infestations of Musca domestica was evaluated in a factory for the treatment of urban solid undifferentiated waste over a period of one year and control strategies were implemented. The waste treatment produces a compost used for the improvement of agricultural soil. The factory, ...