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Passive Baited Sequential Filth Fly Trap.

Robert L Aldridge¹, Seth C Britch¹, Melissa Snelling²

¹1 US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608.

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

|September 17, 2015

Summary

Optimizing filth fly control requires understanding daily population dynamics. A modified mosquito trap effectively captures flies using liquid bait, showing comparable results to commercial fly traps in desert trials.

Keywords:

Adult fly control Musca domestica adult fly surveillance diurnal activity

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Area of Science:

Entomology
Pest Management
Ecological Monitoring

Background:

Effective filth fly control is crucial for public health and agriculture.
Understanding diurnal fly population dynamics can optimize control strategies.
Existing trapping methods may not capture temporal variations in fly activity.

Purpose of the Study:

To modify a sequential mosquito trap for collecting filth flies.
To assess the efficacy of the modified trap for monitoring diurnal fly populations.
To compare the performance of the modified trap against a commercial fly trap.

Main Methods:

Modification of a commercial motorized sequential mosquito trap to incorporate liquid odorous bait.
Utilizing an inverted-cone design for passive fly confinement in 8 sequential collection bottles.
Conducting efficacy trials in a hot-arid desert environment.

Main Results:

The modified sequential trap successfully collected flies using liquid bait.
No significant difference in efficacy was observed between the modified trap and a commercial Rid-Max® fly trap (P = 0.896).
The trap design allows for temporal monitoring of fly populations across 8 intervals.

Conclusions:

The modified sequential trap is a viable tool for monitoring diurnal filth fly activity.
This method offers a potential improvement for optimizing pest management strategies.
Further research can explore different bait attractants and environmental conditions.