Field Comparisons of Liver and a New Chemical Mixture as Attractants for the Screwworm Fly 1
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 66-68
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/6.1.66
Abstract
A new mixture of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), chemical attractant was prepared and evaluated under field conditions. This new mixture, “Swormlure-2,” proved to be more attractive to screwworms than the mixture presently being used and at least as attractive as decomposing liver. In general, more unmated female flies were attracted to Swormlure-2 than were attracted to liver. Also, Swormlure-2 appeared to be more attractive than liver to unmated females that were in early stages of egg development.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- A Chemical Attractant for Screwworm Flies1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1976