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J Econ Entomol

Title:		Adult house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) activity and age of females near varying levels of (Z)-9-tricosene on a southern California dairy
Author(s):		Butler SM; Mullens BA;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside CA 92521, USA. sbutler@agcenter.lsu.edu"
Journal Title:		J Econ Entomol
Year:		2010
Volume:		103
Issue:		5
Page Number:		1929 - 1936
DOI:		10.1603/ec10086
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The number of adult male and female house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), near varying levels of (Z)-9-tricosene alone (5, 50, or 100 micdrol) or combined (50 microl) with sugar was determined using conical screened traps on a dairy in southern California. Overall, significantly more males than females were collected in the traps. Significantly more flies (male and female) were collected in traps with (Z)-9-tricosene. There were no significant differences among doses of (Z)-9-tricosene alone, but numbers of both sexes were significantly higher in traps baited with (Z)-9-tricosene and sugar compared with the 5- and 50-microl doses without sugar. The age of female flies collected in traps was determined by pterin analysis. Mean female ages ranged from 94.7 to 99.6 degree-days (6.3-6.8 d of age) and did not differ significantly among treatments. Dissections of a subset of females from each treatment determined that collected females were primarily nongravid (86.3%). Proportions of gravid females that were collected did not differ among treatments"
Keywords:		"Alkenes/*pharmacology Animals California Dairying Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Houseflies/drug effects/*physiology Insect Control/instrumentation/*methods Male Pheromones/pharmacology;"
Notes:		"MedlineButler, Sarah M Mullens, Bradley A eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2010/11/11 J Econ Entomol. 2010 Oct; 103(5):1929-36. doi: 10.1603/ec10086"