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Increasing horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) catch in canopy traps by reducing ultraviolet light reflectance
L J Hribar1, D J Leprince, L D Foil
1Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton Rouge 70803.
Journal of Medical Entomology
|November 1, 1991
Abstract:
Application of UV Killer, a commercially available product which reduced ultraviolet reflectance from cloth fabrics, increased the catch of tabanids in canopy traps by 24% and in CO2-baited traps by 30%. Catch decreased as ultraviolet reflectance increased during the experiment.