title: (Z)-9-Tricosene based Musca domestica lure study on a garbage dump yard using plywood sticky trap baited with fish meal.
abstract: A study was undertaken to find out the efficacy of (Z)-9-Tricosene in attracting flies in a garbage dump yard using a plywood sticky glue trap with fish meal as a food bait. (Z)-9-Tricosene was dissolved in acetone or hexane before application on a filter paper strip fixed at the centre of the trap. The traps were left in areas of the garbage dump yard of high fly activity for 6 h and then the trapped flies were counted species wise. Significantly more number of Musca domestica flies were caught in (Z)-9-Tricosene treated fish meal baited traps compared to those traps without (Z)-9-Tricosene. No significant difference was noted in trap catches in (Z)-9-Tricosene treated traps between the solvents acetone and hexane. In addition Sarcophaga sp. and Chrysomyia sp. flies were also caught in the traps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
authors.forename: S T Bino
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Sundar
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
authors.forename: Bhaskaran Ravi
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Latha
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayashanthi
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Husbandry Economics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
authors.forename: Serma Saravana
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pandian
keywords: Fish meal; Garbage dump yard; House fly; Sticky trap; Z-9-Tricosene