Evaluation of commercial and field‐expedient baited traps for house flies,Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) |
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| Authors: | Christopher J Geden Daniel E Szumlas Todd W Walker |
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| Institution: | 1. USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608, U.S.A.;2. Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Naval Air Station, P.O. Box 43, Building 937, Jacksonville, FL 32212, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A comparison of nine commercial baited fly traps on Florida dairy farms demonstrated that Terminator traps collected significantly more (13,323/trap) house flies (Musca domestica L.) than the others tested. Final Flight, Fly Magnet, and FliesBeGone traps collected intermediate numbers of flies (834‐2,166), and relatively few were caught with ISCA, Advantage, Fermone Big Boy, Squeeze & Snap, or OakStump traps (<300). Terminator traps collected about twice as many flies (799.8/trap) as FliesBeGone traps (343.8) when each trap was baited with its respective attractant, but when the attractants were switched between the two trap types, collections were significantly lower (77‐108) than was observed with traps baited with their respective attractant. Solutions of molasses were significantly more attractive to house flies than honey, maple syrup, or jaggery (date palm sugar). Field‐expedient traps constructed from discarded PET water bottles were much less effective than commercial traps, but painting the tops of such traps with black spray paint resulted in a six‐fold increase in trap capture. |
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| Keywords: | House fly Musca domestica trapping |
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