title: A safe, free and efficient way to control Nasonia vitripennis, a common pest in forensic entomology laboratories.
abstract: Nasonia vitripennis Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a parasitoid of necrophagous blowflies. Its presence in a forensic entomology laboratory can be extremely damaging to samples and can compromise the PMI estimation. We describe for the first time a simple, safe and efficient trap to control N. vitripennis infestations. Adhesive tape is placed horizontally on windows to create an obstacle. Wasps go underneath until they reach the adhesive side of the tape and become stuck by their wings. This method is highly selective, costless and has been successfully used in our laboratory for years.
authors.affiliation: Univ Lille Nord de France, UDSL, Forensic Taphonomy Unit, F-59000 Lille, France. Electronic address: damien@forenseek.org.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Charabidze
authors.affiliation: Univ Lille Nord de France, UDSL, Forensic Taphonomy Unit, F-59000 Lille, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hedouin
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D000818:Animals; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007753:Laboratories; D014863:Wasps
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives
keywords: Calliphora; Development; Lucilia; PMI estimation; Parasitoid