Lekking Behavior of the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

SUMMARY We describe the lekking behavior of the blacksoldier fly. If this lekking behavior at specific hab-itats is needed for H. illucens mating to occur, theidentification and conservation of these sites nearCAFOs would be important. Without these sites,we hypothesize that mating may be reduced ornot occur at all, resulting in a reduction in the sol-dier fly population and associated benefits. Wewould like to thank J. Ruberson and J. Greene fortheir helpful comments on this manuscript. REFERENCES CITED COPELLO, A. 1926. Biologia de Hermetia illuscens Latr.Rev. Soc. Ent. Argentina 1: 23-27.FuRMAN, D. P., R. D. YOUNG, AND E. P. CATrS. 1959.Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus) as a factor in the natu-ral control of Musca domestica Linnaeus. J. Econ.Entomol. 52: 917-921.JAMES, M. T. 1935. The genus Hermetia in the UnitedStates (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Bull. Brooklyn Ent.Soc. 30: 165-170.MAy, B. M. 1961. The occurrence in New Zealand andthe life history of the soldier fly Hermetia illucens(L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). N.Z. J. Sci. 4: 55-65.NEWTON, G. L., C. V. BOORAM, R. W. BARKER, AND O. M.HALE. 1977. Dried Hermetia illucens larvae meal asa supplement for swine. J. Anim. Sci. 44: 395-399.O'NEILL, K. M. 1983. Territoriality, body size, and spac-ing in males of the bee wolf Philanthus basilaris(Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Behaviour 86: 295-321.SHEPPARD, D. C. 1983. House fly and lesser fly controlutilizing the black soldier fly in manure manage-ment systems for caged laying hens. Environ. Ento-mol. 12: 1439-1442.SHEPPARD, D. C., AND G. L. NEWTON. 2000. Valuable by-products of a manure management system using theblack soldier fly-A literature review with some cur-rent results. Animal, Agricultural and Food ProcessingWastes: Proceedings of the 8th International Sympo-sium. James A. Moore ed. American Society of Agricul-tural Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan. pp. 35-39.SHEPPARD, D. C., G. L. NEWTON, S. A. THOMPSON, ANDS. SAVAGE. 1994. A value added manure manage-ment system using the black soldier fly. Bio. Tech. 50:275-279.TINGLE, F. C., E. R. MITCHELL, AND W. COPELAND.