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J Med Entomol

Title:		Phenylpropanoids as attractants for adult Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera:Muscidae)
Author(s):		Hammack L; Hesler LS;
Address:		"Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Brookings, SD 57006, USA"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		1996
Volume:		33
Issue:		5
Page Number:		859 - 862
DOI:		10.1093/jmedent/33.5.859
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Rate of capture of stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), on phenylpropanoid-baited and unbaited sticky traps was determined in tests conducted in a corn field and in grasses adjacent to a dairy farm. Phenylpropanoid compounds significantly increased capture in 2 of 4 tests in corn. Captures were highest with 3-phenyl-1-propanol, followed closely by hydrocinnamaldehyde (3-phenyl-1-propanal), and more distantly by cinnamyl alcohol. Both sexes were trapped, although males predominated approximately 2:1. Compounds without apparent attractiveness were (E)-cinnamaldehyde, 4-propylphenol, and 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol. In the test adjacent to a dairy, 3-phenyl-1-propanol attracted approximately 16 times more stable flies than did 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol or controls. The latter 2 treatments did not differ from one another, but were significantly less effective than 3-phenyl-1-propanol, which captured 1.2 times more males than females. The results are discussed in relation to stable fly nectar- and host-seeking behaviors"
Keywords:		Animals *Muscidae *Pheromones;
Notes:		"MedlineHammack, L Hesler, L S eng England 1996/09/01 J Med Entomol. 1996 Sep; 33(5):859-62. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/33.5.859"