Comparison of different pheromone dispensers in luring Musca domestica towards delta trap
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Date
2019-05
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TANUVAS, Chennai
Abstract
The housefly sex pheromone (Z)-9-tricosene was impregnated into different pheromone
dispensers (septa, plastic and polythene) and their efiicacy in luring Muscadomestica
towards red acrylic delta trap was studied. Out of the 514 house flies trapped (Z) -9-
tricosene when impregnated in circular plastic green lure attracted the maximum number
of flies (165), followed by polyvial (132), silicone septa (111) and rubber septa (79) whereas
the least number of flies was attracted with rectangular plastic dispenser (27).
Description
TNV_IJVASR_48(3)_May2019_22-27
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Veterinary Parasitology