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- Title
The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps.
- Authors
Morariu, Sorin; Morariu, Florica
- Abstract
Traumatic myiasis is a serious threat for worldwide sheep flocks. It is known that the blowflies' abundance and occurrence of strikes could be diminished by traps use. The aim of this study was to ascertain the role of olfaction in blowflies' orientation towards the odorous traps. Three genera of blowflies: Calliphora, Lucilia and Protophormia were monitored. For the 50 m distance all three genera had a positive response to detect the odorous bait, while for the 100 m distance its perception was decreased, but the structure in re-trapped blowflies remained the same, better for Calliphora (18%) and diminished for Protophormia (2%). For the 200 m distance only blowflies of Calliphora (10%) and Lucilia (2%) genera were recovered, respectively.
- Subjects
BLOWFLIES; MYIASIS; SHEEP diseases; CALLIPHORA; LUCILIA; LIVESTOCK diseases
- Publication
Scientific Papers: Animal Science & Biotechnologies / Lucrari Stiintifice: Zootehnie si Biotehnologii, 2010, Vol 43, Issue 2, p112
- ISSN
1841-9364
- Publication type
Article