Increasing horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) catch in canopy traps by reducing ultraviolet light reflectance.
Application of UV Killer, a commercially available product which reduced ultraviolet reflectance from cloth fabrics, increased the catch of tabanids in canopy traps by 24% and in CO2-baited traps by 30%. Catch decreased as ultraviolet reflectance increased during the experiment.
Hribar
L J
LJ
Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton Rouge 70803.
Leprince
D J
DJ
Foil
L D
LD
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays