Laboratory Studies on Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Insecticide Impregnated Cords for House Fly Control1

Fay, R. W.; Lindquist, Donald A.

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“…In WlESMANN'S (1962b) experiment where flies were attracted to paper funnels of different colours, dark red was far more visited than any other colour, including black. Also in FAY & LINDQUIST'S (1954) comparison of cords red cord was no less attractive than black, and more so than any of the other colours tested.…”

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On the Orientation of Houseflies to Various Surfaces

Arevad¹

1965

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The attraction of houseflies (Musca domestica L.) to surfaces was investigated by repeated counting of flies on samples of materials. The materials tested were mainly such as ordinarily occur in stables. The observations were made partly in a big cage in the laboratory and partly in a stable. The mechanism of attraction to some surfaces was analyzed by counting the number of flies arriving per time unit, and by measuring the duration of visits. Significant differences between materials were found. The brightness of the surfaces proved an important factor. The light materials, e.g. white tile and limewashed surfaces, were less visited than darker ones. Metallic surfaces were highly avoided. More flies were counted on very rough surfaces, straw, and jute sack, than on smoother ones, such as wood and concrete. The arrival of more flies per time unit to dark surfaces was demonstrated in some cases, and so was a tendency of staying longer on relatively rough surfaces, but the differences of attraction were not completely explained by these two reactions. Zusammenfassung ÜBER DIE ORIENTIERUNG DER STUBENFLIEGEN AUF VERSCHIEDENE OBERFLÄCHEN Die Bevorzugung verschiedener Oberflächen durch die Stubenfliege (Musca domestica L.) wurde durch wiederholte Auszählung der Fliegen auf Proben verschiedener Substrate untersucht. Die Materialen waren hauptsächlich solche, die oft in Ställen vorkommen, welche bei uns nämlich den wichtigsten Aufenthaltsort der Stubenfliegen darstellen. Die Beobachtungen wurden teils im Laboratorium in einem großen Käfig, teils in einem Stall vorgenommen, wo der Besuch der dort freilebenden Fliegen registriert wurde. Vier Substrate wurden in jedem einzelnen Versuch verglichen, wobei jedes von ihnen in vier Stücken vertreten war. In allen Versuchen wurde Holz als Vergleichsbasis benutzt. Bei einigen Oberflächen wurde versucht, ihre Anziehungskraft durch Zählung der Fliegen näher zu analysieren, die pro Zeiteinheit zu diesen Materialproben kamen, sowie durch Messung der Aufenthaltsdauer auf diesen Substraten. Bei dieser Analyse wurde jeweils eine einzige Materialprobe in einem Käfig beobachtet und mit einem Standardstück aus Holz verglichen. Mehrere der Oberflächen zeigten in bezug auf Fliegenbesuche signifikante Unterschiede. Als ein wichtiger Faktor erwies sich die Helligkeit, indem helle Substrate, wie weiße Fliesen und getünchte Oberflächen, weniger als die dunkleren besucht wurden. In einem Versuch mit Kartonstücken verschiedener Tönung (weiß, hellgrau, dunkelgrau und schwarz) ergab sich, daß unter den betreffenden Versuchs‐bedingungen allein die Farbe Unterschiede derselben Größenordnung verursachen konnte wie die Unterschiede zwischen den natürlichen Materialien. Metallische Oberflächen wurden weitgehend vermieden. Auf unebenen Oberflächen, Stroh und Jutesack, wurden mehr Fliegen als auf den glatteren, wie z.B. Holz und Zement, gezählt. Bei den Zählungen der pro Zeiteinheit ankommenden Fliegen ergab sich in mehreren Fällen, daß von dunkleren Oberflächen mehr Fliegen angelockt wurden. Bei Messung de...

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On the Orientation of Houseflies to Various Surfaces

Arevad¹

1965

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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“…In all cases, flies tend to rest on objects with distinct edges less than 4.5 m from the ground, shielded from direct wind (Scudder 1949). Keiding and Hannine (1964) found a distinct preference for house flies to rest on objects suspended vertically from ceilings, however, Fay and Lindquist (1954) found no differences in orientation of suspended cords.…”

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Evaluation of New Technologies for Protection of Military Personnel from Filth and Biting Flies

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2007

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Year 1 Research Accomplishments Year 2 Research Accomplishments Year 3 Research Accomplishments 4. REPORTABLE OUTCOMES 5. CONCLUSIONS 6. REFERENCES 7. APPENDICES LTJG Jeff Hertz (USN), M.S. Jeff evaluated toxicants applied to cords for fly control. He discovered that flies preferred to rest on manila cord; however, best kill with fipronil and indoxacarb was on wool cord. His results were presented at the AFPMB as part of the justification for request of National Stocking Number (NSN) for a new sprayable and paintable fly bait product. The request was approved and the product received NSN 01-555-9369. HM1 Joseph Diclaro (USN), M.S. Candidate. Joe joined the laboratory in April 2007. He is currently working with control of house flies using cord and trap combinations, which are a continuation of the work previously developed by LTJG Hertz. His work involves the development of novel application devises for control of filth flies. Joe represented LTJG Hertz and the Univ. of Florida-Urban Entomology research team at the AFPMB when the NSN request for the new sprayable spot fly bait was presented to the pesticide committee. Lt. Ricky Vazquez (U. S. Army Reserves), Ph.D. candidate, Ricky recently returned from deployment in Iraq. His work was interrupted when he was activated and transferred to Iraq so some of the work planned for him was completed by Jeff Hertz. Currently, Ricky is working with biology and control of invasive ant species. Alexandra Chaskopoulou, M.S. Alex evaluated vapor toxicity of low molecular weight chemicals on flies and mosquitoes. She adapted a bioassay for testing vapor toxicity to flies and mosquitoes and has completed her evaluation of 3 volatile compounds against mosquitoes, including evaluation of a controlled release system for application of volatile compounds. These novel compounds can replace the organophosphate dichlorvos without the harmful effects displayed by dichlorvos. Ryan Welch, M.S. Ryan evaluated of fly attractants in commercially available cone traps and determined optimal configurations of trap design and attractant age. He submitted his thesis and graduated in December 2006. Currently, he is working for McCall's Services in Jacksonville, FL as a manager trainee. Matt Aubuchon, Ph.D. Worked on attraction of flies to light. Light traps are the major technique used in military mess facilities to reduce numbers of flies in food handling, serving, and eating areas. His work developed procedures for using light traps more effectively. Matt submitted his dissertation and graduated in May 2006. He is currently coordinator of the Deployed War-Fighter Protection Project at the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) USDA-ARS in Gainesville, FL. Materials and Methods Chemicals Three novel insecticides were tested; one heterobicyclic (menthofuran) and 2 formate esters [heptyl-formate and ethylene glycol diformate (EGDF)]. Dichlorvos (DDVP) was used as a positive control. The insecticide synergists SSS-tributyl-phosphorotrithioate (DEF) and piperonyl butoxide ...

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“…The site of these supports should be chosen in accordance with the behaviour of the local flies (Fay and Lindquist, 1954;Arevad, 1954). Since the trap supports are out of reach of the occupants and represent an extremely small amount of insecticide used per room, compounds as toxic as parathion may be used even in buildings where food-stuffs are handled (Kilpatrick and Schpof, 1956;Schoof and Kilpatrick, 1957;Ogden and Kilpatrick, 1958).…”

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Problems in Biology, Behaviour and Environment which Affect the Control of Vectors by Pesticides

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Laboratory Studies on Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Insecticide Impregnated Cords for House Fly Control1

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On the Orientation of Houseflies to Various Surfaces

On the Orientation of Houseflies to Various Surfaces

Evaluation of New Technologies for Protection of Military Personnel from Filth and Biting Flies

Problems in Biology, Behaviour and Environment which Affect the Control of Vectors by Pesticides

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