Dipteran flies in stables in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha

The study was conducted in two stables in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha for a period of one year (July 2016 to June 2017) to determine the diversity of fly population. Out of 1320 flies collected from stables, Tabanus fly (28.48%) had the highest abundance followed by Musca sp. (26.36%), Coproica sp. (21.52%), Stomoxys sp. (11.82%), Culex sp.(8.79%) and Chrysops sp. (3.03%) Higher abundance of flies were observed during the month of July while lowest during January.