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Octenol fails to lure stable fly to insecticide
Authors
Coralie E. DadaBradley A. Mullens
Nyles Peterson
Robert K. Velten
Authors Affiliations
C.E. Dada is Staff Research Associates in the Department of Entomology, UC Riverside; B.A. Mullens is Professor in the Department of Entomology, UC Riverside; N. Peterson is Dairy Farm Advisor, Cooperative Extension, San Bernardino County; R.K. Velten are Staff Research Associates in the Department of Entomology, UC Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 49(2):16-18. DOI:10.3733/ca.v049n02p16. March 1995.
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Abstract
A study was designed to determine whether blue targets were attractive to stable flies, whether octenol, a natural component of cow breath, enhanced attraction, and whether treating these targets with insecticide might enhance stable fly control. Blue cylindrical cloth targets treated with insecticides attracted resting stable flies in Southern California dairies. Octenol did not increase this attraction to the targets. Targets did not result in fewer flies in treated dairies, possibly due to insecticide resistance in these flies and the relatively small proportion of flies attracted.
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