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J Med Entomol

Title:		Response of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to Screwworm Oviposition Attractant
Author(s):		Chaudhury MF; Zhu JJ; Skoda SR;
Address:		"USDA-ARS, Screwworm Research Unit, Entomology Hall, UNL-EC, Lincoln, NE 68583. Muhammad.Chaudhury@ars.usda.gov. USDA-ARS, Agro-Ecosystem Management Research Unit, Entomology Hall, UNL-EC, Lincoln, NE 68583. USDA-ARS,Screwworm Research Unit, Knipling-Bushland U. S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150520
Issue:		4
Page Number:		527 - 531
DOI:		10.1093/jme/tjv054
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sheep blowfly, Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae), causes sheep myiasis in various parts of the world. Female flies are attracted to sheep following various olfactory cues emanating from the sheep's body, and oviposit on suitable substrates on sheep ultimately causing myiasis. Earlier workers attempted to reduce fly population in the field, with some success, using traps baited with various attractants. This research was conducted to determine if L. sericata would respond to a recently developed synthetic attractant that has attracted gravid screwworms, Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel, and stimulated them to oviposit. Results of the laboratory bioassays demonstrated that gravid females L. sericata were attracted to substrates treated with the synthetic screwworm attractant composed of five compounds--dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide, phenol, p-cresol, and indole. Tests with various combinations of these compounds suggest that the sulfur compounds and indole are the most important compounds to elicit attraction and stimulate oviposition, while phenol and p-cresol may have minor roles. Semiochemical baits based on these compounds may be useful in the field to trap gravid L. sericata"
Keywords:		Animals Chemotaxis Diptera/*drug effects/physiology Female Indoles/pharmacology Insect Control/*methods *Myiasis/parasitology/prevention & control Oviposition/drug effects/physiology Pheromones/*pharmacology Sheep Sulfur Compounds/pharmacology dimethyl di;
Notes:		"MedlineChaudhury, M F Zhu, J J Skoda, S R eng England 2015/09/04 J Med Entomol. 2015 Jul; 52(4):527-31. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv054. Epub 2015 May 20"