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Visual responses of Musca domestica to pheromone impregnated targets in poultry units

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:02 authored by J W Chapman, J J Knapp, Dave GoulsonDave Goulson
Field trials investigating the effect of visual cues on catches of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) at toxic targets impregnated with the female sex pheromone (Z)-9-tricosene, were conducted in a caged-layer deep-pit poultry unit in southern England. Targets treated with azamethiphos and baited with 2.5 g of 40% (Z)-9-tricosene impregnated beads caught significantly greater numbers of M. domestica than control targets. The greater attractiveness of the pheromone impregnated targets persisted for at least 5 weeks. The addition of longitudinal black stripes, or a regularly spaced pattern of black spots, to the white targets had no effect on catch rates. However, a pattern of clustered black spots, designed to imitate groups of feeding M. domestica, significantly increased target catches; this effect was particularly pronounced in the targets impregnated with (Z)-9-tricosene. Trials comparing the attractiveness of white and fluorescent yellow pheromone-treated targets under two different lighting regimes indicated that M. domestica does not have a significant preference for either colour. The implications of these results in relation to the control of M. domestica populations in poultry units are discussed.

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  • Published

Journal

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

ISSN

0269-283X

Publisher

Wiley

Issue

2

Volume

13

Page range

132-138

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  • Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-11-26

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