Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Meeting called to order by Chair Roger Moon at 9:00 AM. This meeting was held as a brief session within the larger meeting of SDC-322, for the purpose of organizing assembly and writing of the committees final technical report. This meeting was held concurrently with that of S-1006. Items discussed and decisions made The committee decided to dispense with technical reports on research completed in 2006. Administrative adviser Rick Roeder stated the final report for S1005 should be sent to him within 60 days of this meeting (March 9). He advised the committee to keep the report brief, possibly bulleted, like an impact statement. CSREES adviser Rick Meyer advised to emphasize impacts (the so what? questions), not outcomes, and to include lists of students involved, both graduate and undergraduate. Work products should include refereed publications, extension publications, theses and dissertations, presentations, grants funded as a result of the project, and lists of numbers of students involved in the workboth graduate and undergraduate. Committee members agreed to send narratives for results and impacts to Chairman Moon by 31 January, along with bibliographies and lists of students. He would then assemble the final report and transmit it to Adviser Roeder by 9 March. Meeting adjourned ca 10:00.

Project title: Sources, Dispersal and Management of Stable Flies on Grazing Beef and Dairy Cattle Objective 1: Identify, characterize and rank developmental habitats of stable flies and assess their overwintering success in those habitats. Studies in New York, Nebraska and Kansas provided evidence that spring stable fly populations in these northern localities can arise from locally overwintered immatures, as well as from adults transported northward on weather fronts. Once founding adults appear, populations around grazing cattle build geometrically, developing in manure-soiled hay debris at winter cattle feeding areas, at least in the midwestern plains. Objective 2: Assess dispersal by stable flies on local and regional scales. Studies of dispersal on a local level at Mead, NE, demonstrated that newly emerged stable fly adults spread outward in all directions from marked hay debris piles, at a speed of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) per day. Extrapolation of these results indicated source reduction around a herd of cattle in spring should be aimed at all hay debris rings and other stable fly sources within 5 km (3 mi) of the herd. Studies of genetic variation among populations in distant locations in the US indicate spread is also occurring on larger, regional scales. Objective 3: Develop sustainable management strategies and tactics that will be adopted by producers. Findings that winter feeding debris is a big source of stable flies, Kansas studied ways of feeding hay to wintering cattle that would reduce fly breeding. Compared to conventional practice of feeding bales from hay rings, simply unrolling bales on the ground minimized debris accumulation and thereby helped prevent stable flies from reaching injurious levels in late spring and early summer. Methods for controlling populations in breeding sites were also evaluated by project participants. High volume sprays of permethrin applied to infested hay debris reduced emergence of adult stable flies by ~80%. Less successful were applications of an insect killing nematode (Steinernema feltiae strain SN). Releases of two pteromalid parasitoids (Muscidifurax raptor and M. raptorellus) reduced emergence of stable flies from calf bedding. A new approach for controlling adult stable flies around grazing cattle was also developed. A series of studies at LSU demonstrated that insecticide treated, blue-and-black cloth targets removed flies 6.1-times faster than sticky Alsynite traps, and targets in the field remained effective for at least 3 months. In NY and MN, treated targets substantially reduced numbers of stable flies per cow on dairies compared to dairies without traps. Efficacy in NY was greater than achieved earlier with commercially available traps. OUTPUTS: Refereed Publications: 38 Book Chapters: 5 Published Abstracts and Proceedings: 5 Extension Publications: 24 Students Trained: 59 undergraduates, 6 MS, 5 PhD ACTIVITIES: Media interviews and Trade Journal Articles: 28 Presentations: 65 Leveraged Grants: 5, for combined $600,000

Boohene, C. K., C. J. Geden and J. J. Becnel. 2002. Effect of Nosema muscidifuracis (Nosematidae: Microsporidia) on development of Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) at different temperatures. Biol. Control 26: 1-7. Boohene, C. K., C. J. Geden, and J. J. Becnel. 2003. Evaluation of remediation methods for Nosema disease in Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Environ. Entomol. 32:1146-1153. Broce, A. B., J. A. Hogsette and S. Paisley. 2005. Winter feeding sites of hay in round bales as major developmental sites of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) in pastures in spring and summer. J. Econ. Entomol. 98: 2307-2312. Campbell,J.B, et al. 2002. Effects of stable flies ( Diptera: Musidae) on weight gains of grazing yearling cattle. J. Econ. Entomol. 94:780-783. Cilek, J. E. 2002. Attractiveness of beach ball decoys to adult Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). J. Med. Entomol. 39: 127-129. Cilek, J. E. 2003. Attraction of colored plasticized corrugated boards to adult stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). Florida Entomologist 86: 420-423. Ferreira de Almeida, C. J. Geden and A. Pires do Prado. 2002. Influence of feeding treatment, host density, temperature and cool storage on attack rates of Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Environ. Entomol. 31: 732-738. Ferreira de Almeida, M., A. Pires do Prado and C. J. Geden. 2002. The influence of temperature on development time and longevity of Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and effects of nutrition and emergence order on longevity. Environ. Entomol. 31: 375-380. Ferriera de Almeida, C. J. Geden, C. K. Boohene, J. J. Becnel, and A. Pires do Prado. 2002. Microsporidiosis of Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 97: 527-530. Foil, L., Younger, C. 2006. Development of treated targets for controlling stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae). Veterinary Parasitology. 137: 311-315. Geden, C. J. 2002. Effect of habitat depth on host location by five species of parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Chalcididae) of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), in three types of substrates. Environ. Entomol. 31: 411-417. Geden, C. J. and P. E. Kaufman. 2007. Development of Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor on live house fly pupae and pupae killed by heat shock, irradiation, and cold. Environ. Entomol. 36: 34-39. Geden, C. J., M. A. Ferreira de Almeida and A. Pires do Prado. 2003. Effects of Nosema disease on fitness of the parasitoid Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Environ. Entomol. 32:1139-1145. Geden, C. J., M. A. Ferreira de Almeida and A. Pires do Prado. 2003. Effects of Nosema disease on fitness of the parasitoid Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Environ. Entomol. 32:1139-1145. Geden, C. J., M. A. Ferreira de Almeida and A. Pires do Prado. 2003. Effects of Nosema disease on fitness of the parasitoid Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Environ. Entomol. 32:1139-1145 Geden, C. J., R. D. Moon, and J. F. Butler. 2006. Host ranges of six solitary filth fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Chalcididae) from Florida, Eurasia, Morocco and Brazil. Environ. Entomol. 35: 405-412. Hogsette, J. A. 2003. Veterinary Pests. Pest Management Sci. 59: 835-841. Hogsette, J. A., A. Nalli and L. D. Foil. 2006. Evaluation of Different Insecticides and Fabric Types for Development of Treated Targets for Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Control. J. Econ. Entomol. (Submitted Dec 06.) Kaufman, P. E. and D. A. Rutz. 2002. Susceptibility of house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) exposed to five commercial insecticides on painted plywood. Pest Manag. Sci. 58: 174-178. Kaufman, P. E., Rutz, D. A. and Frisch, S. 2005. Large sticky traps for capturing house flies, Musca domestica, and stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, in dairy calf greenhouse facilities. J. Dairy Sci. 88: 176-181. Kaufman, P.E., Rutz, D.A. and Frisch, S. 2005. Large sticky traps for capturing house flies, Musca domestica, and stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, in dairy calf greenhouse facilities. J. Dairy Sci. 88:176-181. Lysyk, T. J., L. D. Kalischuk-Tymensen, and L. B. Selinger. 2002. Comparison of selected growth media for culturing Serratia marcescens, Aeromonas sp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as pathogens of adult Stomoxys calcitrans. J. Med. Entomol. 39: 89-98. Macedo, P. A., J. B. Campbell, P. J. Scholl, and D.B. Taylor. Population profile and seasonal trends of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) caught on Alsynite traps in eastern Nebraska. Environ. Entomol in press. Macedo, P. A., J. B. Campbell, P. J. Scholl, and G. Johnson. Effects of temperature and humidity levels on adult stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) emergence from puparium. Environ. Entomol. in press. Marcon P. et al. 2003. Resistance status of house flies from southeastern Nebraska feedlots J. Econ. Entomol. 96:10-16. McKay, T. and A.B. Broce. 2004. Discrimination of self-parasitized hosts by the pupal parasitoid Muscidifurax zaraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 97: 592-599. McKay, T. and A.B. Broce. Discrimination of self-parasitized hosts by the pupal parasitoid Muscidifurax zaraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. (In Press) Mihok, S., Carlson, D. A., Krafsur, E. S., and L. D. Foil. 2006. Performance of the Nzi and other traps for biting flies in North America. Bull. Entomol. Res. 96:387-397. Mramba, F. W. 2006. Ecological and public health aspects of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) microbial interactions. Ph.D. Dissertation. Kans. Sta. Univ. Owens, C.B., and A.L. Szalanski. 2005. Filter Paper for Preservation, Storage, and Distribution of Insect and Pathogen DNA Samples. Journal of Medical Entomology 42: 709-711.( Rochon, K., T. J. Lysyk, and L. B. Selinger. 2004. Persistence of Escherichia coli in immature house and stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) in relation to larval growth and survival. J. Med. Entomol. 41: 1082 - 1089. Rochon, K., T. J. Lysyk, and L. B. Selinger. 2005. Retention of Escherichia coli by house fly and stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) during pupal metamorphosis and eclosion. J. Med. Entomol. In Press. Romero, A., A. Broce and L. Zurek. 2006. Role of bacteria in oviposition behaviour and larval development of stable flies. Med. Vet. Entomol. 20: 115-121 Romero, A., A.B. Broce and L. Zurek. Role of bacteria in oviposition behaviour and larval development of stable flies. Med. Vet. Entomol. in press. Szalanski, A.L., and C.B. Owens. 2003. Sequence change and phylogenetic signal in muscoid COII DNA sequences. DNA Sequence 14: 331-334. Szalanski, A.L., and C.B. Owens. 2003. Sequence change and phylogenetic signal in muscoid COII DNA sequences. DNA Sequence 14: 331-334. Taylor, D.B. and D.R. Berkebile. Comparative efficiency of six stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) traps. J. Econ. Entomol. in press. Taylor, D.B., R. Moon, G. Gibson, and A. Szalanski. 2006. Genetic and morphological comparisons of New and Old World populations of Spalangia species (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). An. Entomol. Soc. Am.. 99: 799-808. Dissertations and Theses Mramba, F. W. 2006. Ecological and public health aspects of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) microbial interactions. Ph.D. Dissertation. Kans. Sta. Univ. Romero, A. 2005. Role of bacteria in oviposition behavior and larval development of stable flies. M.S. Thesis. Kans. Sta. Univ. Macedo, P. 2005. Population profiles of stable flies from eastern Nebr. and the impact of weather variables on their seasonal trends. Ph.D. Dissertation. Univ. Nebraska. Boohene, C. 2002. Biology and management of Nosema disease in Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a pupal parasitoid of muscoid flies. PhD Dissertation, University of Florida. Extension, trade and non-refereed publications Broce, A., J. DeRouchey, J. Harner & L. Zurek. 2005. Stable flies in pastures: Hay and round bales. Kansas State Res. & Ext. Serv. #MF 2662. Campbell, J. B. 2003. High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide for Colorado, Western Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming. Colorado State Ext. Serv. Bull 564A. (http://www.highplainsipm.org/). Campbell, J.B. et al. 2001 .Research on stable flies and house flies at Nebraska. UNL Res. Div.IANR, Bull. 34 , 22pp. Foil, L., and J. Hogsette. Treated targets for stable fly control. Proc. XXII International Congress of Entomology. Brisbane, Australia. August 2004 p. 173. Foil, L.D. Control of mechanical transmission of agents of livestock diseases. Proc.First International Symposium on Hemoparasites and their Vectors. Caracas, Venezuela. October 2004 p 46. Geden, C. J. 2006. Biological Control of Pests in Livestock Production. (Book chapter). In: Hansen. L. and T. Steenberg, editors. Implementation of biocontrol in practice in temperate regions - present and near future. Geden, C. J. 2003. Mass-rearing beneficial insects for biological control of flies. Proceedings, IOBC Workshop on Arthropod Mass Rearing and Quality Control, Montpellier, France. Gerry, A. C. 2006. April Showers Bring May Flowers, but March Rains Bring Stable Flies. Statewide UC Cooperative Extension Newsletters. pp 1-2. Gerry, A. C., B. A. Mullens, and N. G. Peterson. 2007. Predicting and Controlling Stable Flies on California Dairies. Oakland: University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In press. Gerry, A. C. 2005. Fly and Mosquito Control for Horses. Statewide UC Cooperative Extension Newsletters. pp 1-2. Hogsette, J. A. 2003. Pests of Veterinary Importance. Encyclopedia of Entomology, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hogsette, J. A. And J. Amendt. 2006. Flies, pp. In Public Health Significance of Urban Pests. World Health Organization Report No. (in press). Kaufman, P.E. 2002. Dairy Pest Management, Arthropods. In D. Pimentel, ed. Encyclopedia of Pest Management. Marcel Dekker, Inc. 181-183. Lysyk, T. J. 2002. Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), Stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae). Pp. 250-253 In P. Mason and J. Huber, (Eds.). Biological control programmes against insects & mites, weeds, and pathogens in Canada 1981-2000. CABI Publishers. Moon, R. D. 2002. Chapt. 14. Muscid flies (Muscidae). Pp. 279302 in: Mullen, G. and L. Durden (eds.), Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press,NY. 720 pp. Rutz, D. A., P. E. Kaufman, and J. K. Waldron. 2002. An Integrated Approach to Managing Fly Pests in Dairy Calf Greenhouses. 2001 NYS Livestock and Field Crops Project Reports Relating to IPM. NYS IPM Pub. #321. pp. 83 - 94. Rutz, D. A., P. E. Kaufman, and J. K. Waldron. 2004. Evaluation of two parasitoids in dairy calf greenhouses. 2003 NYS Livestock and Field Crops Project Reports Relating to IPM. NYS IPM Pub. #324. pp. 43 - 49. Taylor, D. "Dispersal of stable flies from larval developmental sites." In Symposium Muscoid Flies: Pathogens, Dispersal, and Control. Entomological Society of America Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL. December 2005. Taylor, D. "Highlights of veterinary entomology." In Symposium Highlights of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Entomological Society of America Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL. December 2005. Taylor, D. "Stable flies as urban pest: impact on recreation and health." In Symposium Advances in Urban Entomology. North Central Branch Entomological Society of America Meeting. West Lafayette, IN; March 2005. Urech, R, Green, P. E., Elson-Harris, M. M., Bright, R. L., Hogsette, J. A., Brown, G. W. Brown and Skerman, A. G. Management of nuisance flies on cattle feedlots, FLOT.306. Queensland Government, Department of Primary Industries, Yeerongpilly, Queensland, 37 pp. 2004. (Technical Bulletin) Urech, R, Green, P. E., Elson-Harris, M. M., Bright, R. L., Hogsette, J. A., Brown, G. W. Brown and Skerman, A. G. Integrated Pest Management for nuisance flies on cattle feedlots. Queensland Government, Department of Primary Industries, Yeerongpilly, Queensland, 5 pp. 2004. (Technical Bulletin) Urech, R, Green, P. E., Elson-Harris, M. M., Bright, R. L., Hogsette, J. A., Brown, G. W. Brown and Skerman, A. G. Nuisance flies on cattle feedlots - Key research findings. Queensland Government, Department of Primary Industries, Yeerongpilly, Queensland, 3 pp. 2004. (Technical Bulletin) Urech, R, Green, P. E., Elson-Harris, M. M., Bright, R. L., Hogsette, J. A., Brown, G. W. Brown and Skerman, A. G. Feedlot flies - Identifying the problem and some solutions. Queensland Government, Department of Primary Industries, Yeerongpilly, Queensland, 3 pp. 2004. (Technical Bulletin) Wallingford, UK. Lysyk, T. J. 2002. Fly Management for Feedlots. pp. 45-52 In: Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Feedlot Producers in Alberta. Alberta Cattle Feeders Association and Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development. Presentations to peers and stakeholder groups Foil, L., and J. Hogsette. Treated targets for stable fly control. Proc. XXII International Congress of Entomology. Brisbane, Australia. August 2004 p. 173. Geden, C. J., R. D. Moon, and J. F. Butler. 2004. Host attacks and reproduction of six solitary fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Chalcididae) on pupae of horn fly, house fly, stable fly, black dump fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Livestock Insects Workers Conference, Lake Placid, New York (June). Boohene, C. K., C.J. Geden, J.J. Becnel, M. Stringham, and W. Watson. 2004. A red-eye mutant in Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) . ESA national meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. Geden, C. J. 2005. Sampling methods to monitor pathogens associated with muscoid flies and fly dispersal, in symposium Muscoid flies: Pathogens dispersal and control, ESA national meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005. Geden, C. J. 2005. Host attacks and reproduction of six solitary fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Chalcididae) on pupae of horn fly, house fly, stable fly, black dump fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, Davos, Switzerland, September 2005. Geden, C. J. 2006. Quality control issues in mass-produced parasitoids, in symposium Biological Control of Muscoid Diptera, ESA national meeting, Indianapolis, December 2006. Geden, C. J. and P. Kaufman. 2006. Development of Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor on live house fly pupae and pupae killed by heat shock, irradiation and cold, Annual meeting of multistate project S-1005 and S-1006, Amarillo, Texas, January 2006. Campbell, J. B. 2005. Management of house flies and stable flies at confined livestock facilities. Dept of Public Health and Environment, Colorado. Environmental Quality personal from 38 states were in attendance. Campbell, J. B. 2005. On biology ecology and control of livestock insects, course for Vet. Tech, College of Tech. Agric., Curtis NE. Foil, L.D. Control of mechanical transmission of agents of livestock diseases. Proc.First International Symposium on Hemoparasites and their Vectors. Caracas, Venezuela. October 2004 p 46. Foil, L.D. Control of mechanical transmission of agents of livestock diseases. Proc.First International Symposium on Hemoparasites and their Vectors. Caracas, Venezuela. October 2004. Geden, C. J. Diseases of parasitic Hymenoptera, 5th International Congress of Hymenopterists, Beijing, China, July 2002 Geden, C. J. Mass-rearing beneficial insects for biological control of flies. Workshop of the IOBC Global Working Group on Arthropod Mass Rearing and Quality Control, September 2003, Montpellier, France. Geden, C. J. Biological control of pests of animal husbandry. Keynote presentation, International Conference on Implementation of Biological Control in Temperate Regions, Flakkebjerg, Denmark, November 2005. Geden, C. J.Pathogens for control of beetles and flies in poultry systems, Seminar presented to the Department of IPM, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Lyngby, Denmark, November 2005. Geden, C. J. 2002. Honey boosts effectiveness of parasitic wasps, by Jim Core. ARS News and Information (press release). Geden, C. J. 2002 Attacking flies with wasps, by Jim Core, Agricultural Research Geden, C. J. 2002. A better fly parasitoid?, IOBC-NRS Newsletter 24(3) Geden, C. J. 2003. Biological fly control helps feedyard practice stewardship, animal husbandry, by Jeff Caldwell. High Plains Journal, May Geden, C. J. 2003. Bug Wars, by Elizabeth Iliff. Practical Horseman Geden, C. J. 2003. Managing disease in beneficial insects, by Jim Core. Agricultural Research Geden, C. J. 2003. Brazilian wasp has sweet tooth, by Rebecca Murphy. Biocontrol News and Information Geden, C. J. 2004: Fly control patrol, by Kathy Coatney. Dairy Producer Geden, C. J. 2004. Walk the pit: Micromanage the manure pit for effective, long-term biocontrol of housefly, by Carol Glenister. IPM Laboratories fact sheet Geden, C. J. 2005. Filth flies feel the heat, by Jim Core http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2005/051229.htm. Geden, C. J. 2002. Biology, impact and management of Nosema disease in hymenopteran parasitoids. Proceedings, 5th International Conference of Hymenopterists, Beijing, China, July 2002. Geden, C. J. 2004. Mass-rearing beneficial insects for biological control of flies. Proceedings, IOBC Workshop on Arthropod Mass Rearing and Quality Control, Montpellier, France, September 2003. Geden, C. J., R.D. Moon and J. F. Butler. 2005. Host ranges of six solitary filth fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Chalcididae) from Florida, Eurasia, Morocco and Brazil. Proceedings, 2nd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, Davos, Switzerland, Sept 12-15, 2005 Geden, C. J. 2005. Biological control of arthropod pests in livestock production. Proceedings, Workshop on implementation of biocontrol in practice in temperate regions - present and near future, Flakkebjerg, Denmark, Nov1-3, 2005. Hinkle, N.C. 2005. "Animals: Fly Control in Livestock Facilities."; "Beef Cattle External Parasite and Grub Control."; "Beef Cattle Insecticide Mixing and Application Instructions and Use Restrictions."; "Dairy Cattle External Parasite and Cattle Grub Control."; "Dairy Cattle (Lactating and Non-Lactating) External Parasite Control Insecticides."; "Cattle Ear Tags." 2005 Georgia Pest Management Handbook. Hinkle, Nancy C. "Beef Cattle Fly Control." Northeast Georgia Master Cattlemen Program, Athens, GA, February 14, 2005. Laurens County Cattlemens Association, Dudley, GA, June 16, 2005. Hinkle, Nancy C. "Filth Fly Biology and Control." USAEC USACHPPM-North Pest Management Technology IPR, Baltimore, MD, October 19-21, 2005. Hinkle, Nancy C. "Livestock Insect Update." Southeast District ANR Training, South Georgia College, Douglas, Georgia, November 17, 2005. Hinkle, Nancy C. "Master Cattlemen: Fly Control." Northwest Georgia Master Cattlemen Program, Coweta County Fairgrounds, October 31, 2005. Kaufman, P., D. Rutz K. Waldron. 2006. Evaluation of Muscidifurax raptor and M. raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) releases in dairy calf facilities for management of the house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN. Rutz, D. 2006. Biological Control of Muscoid Diptera  A look back at the solid fly biological control foundation on which we are still building today. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, Indiana. Rutz, D. A. 2001. Fly Pest Management. Saratoga/Washington Co. Coop Extension, Gansevoort, NY. Campbell, J. B. 2005. Stable fly movement and an evaluation of several fly traps in native range pastures in Nebraska. NCB, ESA Rutz, D. A. 2002. Get Ready For Grazing. Graze NY/Cortland Co. Coop. Extension. McLean, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2002. How Does a Farmer Swat Flies? Agstravaganza. Cortland County Coop. Extension, Cortland, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2002. New and Existing Technologies for Pasture Fly Control. Stueben Co. Coop. Extension. Rutz, D. A. 2003. Flies Important to Structural Pest Management. 80th Annual Conference of the New York State Association for Food Protection. Saratoga Springs, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2003. Fly Management on Dairy Farms. NYS Sanitarians. Sherrill, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2003. Fly Management on Pastured Cattle. Tompkins-Cortland Co. Graziers Gathering. CCE, Groton, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2003. How Does a Farmer Swat Flies? Agstravaganza. Cortland County Coop. Extension, Cortland, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2003. Managing Your Pasture Pests. Herkimer Co. Coop. Extension. Rutz, D. A. 2004. How Does a Farmer Swat Flies? Agstravaganza. Cortland County Coop. Extension, Cortland, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2004. How Flies are Impacting Your Pastured Beef Cattle. Cayuga Co. Beef Graziers Association. CCE, Auburn, NY. 2004. Rutz, D. A. 2004. Pasture Fly Control for Organic Systems. CCE Onondaga/Cortland Co., Apulia, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2004. Structural Pest Management - Flies. 81th Annual Conference of the New York State Association for Food Protection. Buffalo, NY. Rutz, D. A. 2005. Integrated Fly Management around Confined Livestock and Poultry in an Increasingly Urban Environment. 2005 Annual Pesticide Applicator's Update. Ithaca, NY.