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J Econ Entomol

Title:		House fly (Diptera: Muscidae) activity near baits containing (Z)-9-tricosene and efficacy of commercial toxic fly baits on a southern California dairy
Author(s):		Butler SM; Gerry AC; Mullens BA;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA"
Journal Title:		J Econ Entomol
Year:		2007
Volume:		100
Issue:		4
Page Number:		1489 - 1495
DOI:		10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1489:hfdman]2.0.co;2
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Sticky card captures of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), were used to compare efficacy of screen-covered baits containing sugar, sugar and 0.1% (Z)-9-tricosene, sugar and 1.0% (Z)-9-tricosene, Golden Malrin [1.1% methomyl and 0.049% (Z)-9-tricosene], and Quick-Bayt [0.5% imidacloprid and 0.1% (Z)-9-tricosene]. The QuickBayt treatment caught more flies per hour (mean = 116.5) than sugar alone (mean = 81.0), but the addition of (Z)-9-tricosene to sugar did not increase fly capture compared with sugar alone. More males (65% of total) than females were collected on the sticky cards for all treatments. Fly kill by plain sugar (control) and the commercial baits Golden Malrin, QuikStrike Fly Abatement strips (1.0% nithiazine), and QuickBayt was tested over a 90-min period. An average of 1.4, 5.6, 363.0, and 1,266.0 flies were killed using sugar, Golden Malrin, QuikStrike, and QuickBayt, respectively. The similarity between Golden Malrin and plain sugar reflects severe resistance to this once effective methomyl bait. A no-choice feeding assay using lab-reared methomyl-susceptible and methomyl-resistant house flies was conducted with and without (Z)-9-tricosene. Adult mortality was significantly higher in the methomyl-susceptible strain exposed to treatments containing methomyl. Lower consumption of the methomyl treatments by resistant flies suggested resistance was behavioral and mortality was not influenced by (Z)-9-tricosene for either fly strain"
Keywords:		Alkenes/*pharmacology Animals California Carbohydrates *Dairying Houseflies/*drug effects Imidazoles Insect Control/*methods Insecticides Methomyl Mortality Neonicotinoids Nitro Compounds Pheromones/*pharmacology;
Notes:		"MedlineButler, Sarah M Gerry, Alec C Mullens, Bradley A eng Comparative Study Evaluation Study England 2007/09/14 J Econ Entomol. 2007 Aug; 100(4):1489-95. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1489:hfdman]2.0.co; 2"