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Management Information Preventative measures: Quarantine measures to reduce introduction and dispersal (health standards for importing live birds, inspections of cargo). Chemical: Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) and collaborators are trialing fly traps and lures for short term control. Accessible bird nests can be successfully liberated from parasites by applying a 1% Pyrethrin solution to the inside of the nest (without spraying directly on the nestlings, of course) (Fessl et al. 2006b). Currently, CDRS researchers are collecting more biological data on Philornis (e.g. life history, mating behaviour, fly distribution over the year and in different zones). They are also trying to breed the flies in the lab in order to evaluate the possibility of using sterile insect techniques to control the fly.          Location Specific Management Information Galapagos Islands Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) and collaborators are trialing fly traps and lures for short term control. Accessible bird nests can be successfully liberated from parasites by applying a 1% Pyrethrin solution to the inside of the nest (without spraying directly on the nestlings, of course) (Fessl et al. 2006b). A current study at CDRS aims to collect more biological data on Philornis (e.g. life time, number of eggs, fly distribution over the year and in different zones) and trial to breed the flies in the lab for evaluating the possibility to start a Sterile Insect Technique.          Management Resources/Links 1. BirdLife International, 2009. Species factsheet: Camarhynchus pauper.         Summary: Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=9609&m=0 [Accessed 12 August 2009] 2. Causton, C. E; S. B. Peck; B. J. Sinclair; L. Roque-Albelo; C. J. Hodgson, & B. Landry., 2006. Alien Insects: Threats and Implications for Conservation of Gala´pagos Islands. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 99(1): 121Ð143 (2006) 3. Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) ., December 2002. Response from CDF to article on parasites in Darwin's finches         Summary: Available from: http://www.gct.org/dec02_3.html [Accessed 5 August 2008] 4. Wiedenfeld, David A & Gustavo A. Jimenez-Uzcategui., 2008. Critical problems for bird conservation in the Galapagos islands. Cotinga 29 (2008): 22-27         Summary: Available from: http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/articles/29/Galapagos.pdf [Accessed 5 August 2008]          Results Page: 1