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  3. Management Practices for the Control of Haematobia irritans, Dermatobia hominis, and Cochliomyia hominivorax in Cattle Across Latin America: A Sustainable, Collective Approach

Management Practices for the Control of Haematobia irritans, Dermatobia hominis, and Cochliomyia hominivorax in Cattle Across Latin America: A Sustainable, Collective Approach

  • Pathogens. 2026 Feb 5;15(2):177. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15020177.
Roger I Rodriguez-Vivas 1,  Andre A Cutolo 2,  Antonio Thadeu M de Barros 3,  Ulises D Cuore 4,  Marcelo B Molento 5,  Sara López-Osorio 6,  Daniel S Rodrigues 7,  Matias Spina 8,  Fernando A Borges 9,  Welber D Z Lopes 10,  Martín O Pulido-Medellin 11,  Cesar A Fiel 12,  Livio M Costa-Junior 13,  Oscar S Anziani 14,  Laura Marques San Martín 15,  Gustavo A Sabatini 16
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida 97000, Yucatan, Mexico.
  • 2 Global Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., 6498 Jade Road, Fulton, MO 65251, USA.
  • 3 Embrapa Beef Cattle, Av. Rádio Maia 830, Campo Grande 79002-970, Brazil.
  • 4 Ex-Departamento de Parasitología, DILAVE, Montevideo 10000, Uruguay.
  • 5 Laboratório de Parasitologia Clínica Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil.
  • 6 CIBAV Research Group, Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia U de A, Medellin 050010, Colombia.
  • 7 Santa Rita Experimental Field, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, Prudente de Morais 35738-000, Brazil.
  • 8 Boehrinher Ingelheim Animal Health Argentina, Cazadores de Coquimbo 2841 (Munro), Buenos Aires B1605EAA, Argentina.
  • 9 Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Ciência Animal, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul-UFMS, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.
  • 10 Center for Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary and Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil.
  • 11 Veterinary Parasitology Laboratory, UPTC, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC), Tunja-Boyaca 150003, Colombia.
  • 12 Departamento de Sanidad Animal y Medicina Preventiva, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Campus Universitario, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Tandil 7000, Argentina.
  • 13 Laboratory of Parasite Control, Universidade Federal do Maranhão-UFMA, Sao Luis 65080-040, Brazil.
  • 14 Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Cordoba 5000, Argentina.
  • 15 Ex Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP), Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos (DGSG), Montevideo 11000, Uruguay.
  • 16 Global Strategic Marketing, Ruminant Antiparasitics, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
PMID: 41754429 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15020177
Abstract

Bovines are suitable hosts and can be affected by fly infestations. Flies pose a significant threat to cattle livestock in Latin America (LA), causing substantial economic repercussions to animal production (reduced productivity, veterinary expenses, and decreased animal welfare) and damage to human health. The most important flies affecting cattle in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay are Haematobia irritans, Dermatobia hominis, and Cochliomyia hominivorax. Due to production losses and the consequent economic costs associated with these flies, control measures must be implemented, primarily relying on insecticidal products. However, decision-making for preventing and treating Animals with insecticides varies due to differences in environmental conditions across countries and regions, production systems, animal populations, infestation levels, animal welfare, and the prevalence of myiasis, among Other factors. Although insecticides remain the most effective option for fly control in cattle, resistant populations have developed, rendering them less effective. To overcome fly resistance to insecticides, non-chemical (mechanical, environmental, biological, and genetic) methods are being integrated into alternative control and eradication strategies. The use of integrated livestock fly control contributes to safeguarding animal, public, and environmental health. This review is designed to support individuals and institutions, both civil and governmental, addressing the ongoing challenge posed by flies affecting livestock.

Keywords

Cochliomyia hominivorax; Dermatobia hominis; Haematobia irritans; control; livestock pest.

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