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- Title
Evaluation of commercial and field-expedient baited traps for house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae).
- Authors
Geden, Christopher J.; Szumlas, Daniel E.; Walker, Todd W.
- Abstract
A comparison of nine commercial baited fly traps on Florida dairy farms demonstrated that Terminator traps collected significantly more (13,323/trap) house flies (Musca domestica L.) than the others tested. Final Flight, Fly Magnet, and FliesBeGone traps collected intermediate numbers of flies (834-2,166), and relatively few were caught with ISCA, Advantage, Fermone Big Boy, Squeeze & Snap, or OakStump traps (<300). Terminator traps collected about twice as many flies (799.8/trap) as FliesBeGone traps (343.8) when each trap was baited with its respective attractant, but when the attractants were switched between the two trap types, collections were significantly lower (77-108) than was observed with traps baited with their respective attractant. Solutions of molasses were significantly more attractive to house flies than honey, maple syrup, or jaggery (date palm sugar). Field-expedient traps constructed from discarded PET water bottles were much less effective than commercial traps, but painting the tops of such traps with black spray paint resulted in a six-fold increase in trap capture.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; INSECT traps; INSECT baits &; repellents; HOUSEFLY control; MOLASSES
- Publication
Journal of Vector Ecology, 2009, Vol 34, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
1081-1710
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1948-7134.2009.00012.x