| Title: | "Composition of chemical attractants affects trap catches of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, and other blowflies" |
| Author(s): | Urech R; Green PE; Rice MJ; Brown GW; Duncalfe F; Webb P; |
| Address: | "Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Yeerongpilly Qld 4105, Australia. rudolf.urech@dpi.qld.gov.au" |
| DOI: | 10.1023/b:joec.0000028436.64855.5d |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Numbers of Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly), Chrysomya spp., and Calliphora spp. blowflies caught on sticky traps baited with various synthetic attractants or a standard liver/sodium sulfide attractant in western Queensland were recorded. Numbers of each genus collected were influenced by the composition of the chemical attractants. Attractant mixtures based on 2-mercaptoethanol, indole, butanoic/pentanoic acid, and a sodium sulfide solution gave 5- to 20-fold higher L. cuprina catches than the liver standard. These blends attracted similar numbers of Chrysomya spp. (0.85-2.7x) and fewer Calliphora spp. (0.02-0.2x) compared to the liver standard. These synthetic attractants were more effective and selective for L. cuprina than the standard liver/sodium sulfide attractant, and they can be packaged in controlled-release dispensers to generate constant, prolonged release of the attractant" |
| Keywords: | Animals Diptera/pathogenicity/*physiology Female Insect Control/*methods Male Pheromones/chemistry/*physiology Queensland Sheep; |
| Notes: | "MedlineUrech, Rudolf Green, Peter E Rice, Martin J Brown, Geoffrey W Duncalfe, Frank Webb, Philip eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2004/07/21 J Chem Ecol. 2004 Apr; 30(4):851-66. doi: 10.1023/b:joec.0000028436.64855.5d" |
