The house fly, Musca domestica (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), and the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), are two filth flies responsible for significant economic losses in animal production. Although some chemical control products target adults of both species, differences in mouthpart morphology and behavior necessitates distinct modalities for each. For these reasons, larvicides are an attractive means of chemical control. We assessed the potential of the polyol sweeteners erythritol and xylitol as larvicides to the house fly and stable fly. LC₅₀ values of erythritol against 2^nd instar larvae were 34.94 mg/g media (house fly) and 22.10 mg/g media (stable fly). For xylitol, LC₅₀ values were 74.91 mg/g media (house fly) and 41.58 mg/g media (stable fly). When given a choice, neither species showed a preference for ovipositing in media treated with either sweetener at various concentrations or in media without sweetener. Significantly lower development from egg to adult was observed when the 2^nd instar LC₅₀ equivalent of each sweetener was present in the media compared to controls. Erythritol and xylitol both have larvicidal qualities, however their effective concentrations would necessitate creative product formulation and deployment methods to control all stages of developing flies.

中文翻译：

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两种污秽蝇类中多元醇甜味剂赤藓糖醇和木糖醇的杀卵潜力。

家蝇，家蝇（L.）（双翅目：蝇科），和厩蝇，螫蝇钙质（L.）（双翅目：蝇科），是两个污秽的苍蝇负责动物生产显著的经济损失。尽管某些化学防治产品针对这两种物种的成年动物，但是口器形态和行为的差异需要为每种动物提供不同的方式。由于这些原因，杀幼虫剂是化学控制的有吸引力的手段。我们评估了多元醇甜味剂赤藓糖醇和木糖醇作为家蝇和稳定蝇幼虫杀幼虫剂的潜力。相对于^第二龄幼虫的赤藓糖醇的LC ₅₀值为34.94 mg / g培养基（家蝇）和22.10 mg / g培养基（稳定蝇）。对于木糖醇，LC ₅₀值为74.91 mg / g培养基（家蝇）和41.58 mg / g培养基（稳定蝇）。当给予选择时，这两种物种都不愿意在用各种浓度的甜味剂处理的培养基中或在没有甜味剂的培养基中产卵。与对照相比，当培养基中存在每种甜味剂的^第二龄LC ₅₀当量等效物时，观察到从卵到成年的发育显着降低。赤藓糖醇和木糖醇均具有杀幼虫特性，但是其有效浓度将需要创新的产品配方和展开方法来控制果蝇发育的各个阶段。