ABSTRACT
Livestock and poultry production systems are both biological and managerial systems which have been designed and structured by humans for the perceived benefit of humans. Management of the arthropod pests is complex and not a simple task. It is complicated by varying pest species, varying animal strains, housing and management practices. The future of biocontrol in both developed and developing countries depends on at least four major parameters: Social, Economic, Political, and Technical. The world food problem is summarized in simplistic terms by recognizing that the developing countries with 70% of the world's population produce only 40% of the food, have only 30% of the world's income, and only 20% of the purchased agricultural inputs. The potential of biocontrol for arthropods affecting livestock and poultry in developed countries is great in the case of integration into filth fly management programs for confined animal production facilities.
