title: Composition of chemical attractants affects trap catches of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, and other blowflies.
abstract: Numbers of Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly), Chrysomya spp., and Calliphora spp. blowflies caught on sticky traps baited with various synthetic attractants or a standard liver/sodium sulfide attractant in western Queensland were recorded. Numbers of each genus collected were influenced by the composition of the chemical attractants. Attractant mixtures based on 2-mercaptoethanol, indole, butanoic/pentanoic acid, and a sodium sulfide solution gave 5- to 20-fold higher L. cuprina catches than the liver standard. These blends attracted similar numbers of Chrysomya spp. (0.85-2.7x) and fewer Calliphora spp. (0.02-0.2x) compared to the liver standard. These synthetic attractants were more effective and selective for L. cuprina than the standard liver/sodium sulfide attractant, and they can be packaged in controlled-release dispensers to generate constant, prolonged release of the attractant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Yeerongpilly Qld 4105, Australia. rudolf.urech@dpi.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urech
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duncalfe
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D011793:Queensland; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones