ArticleMedical and veterinary entomology2026
Comparative efficacy and studies of mode of action of minerals from diatoms against three species of filth flies.
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- Comparative efficacy and studies of mode of action of minerals from diatoms against three species of filth flies.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2026Article
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Filth flies pose a health risk because of the microbes they carry outside and inside of their bodies to humans and animals. Mostly synthetic chemical insecticides are used for fly control. Alternative approaches with a different mode of action are needed because of increasing fly resistance to pesticides. We used a modified World Health Organization cone test to determine the efficacy of the minerals produced by diatoms (diatomaceous earth) as a mechanical insecticide against adults of the house fly, Musca domestica, the secondary screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria, and the grey flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata, under low and high humidity. The use of mechanical insecticides as an alternative to kill filth flies has received minimal consideration. However, recent research showed that expanded perlite, a new mechanical insecticide made from volcanic rock, was highly efficacious against mosquitoes and flies. Mortality for diatomaceous earth in this paper at 30°C and 50% relative humidity was observed as early as 2 h after exposure with 50% and 90% mortality observed at 3.5 and 4.6 h (the LT
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