Abstract
Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli) destroyed eggs and first instar larvae of M. domestica Linn. and, in addition, shortened the life of infested adult flies slightly. Mite predation upon eggs of Stomoxys calcitrans (Linn.) was negligible, which suggests this mite is probably unimportant in controlling stable fly populations. Eggs of Phormia regina (Meigen) were destroyed in great numbers by this mite; however, due to the breeding habits of this fly, it is doubtful whether M. muscaedomesticae feeds upon this fly in nature.
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