Identification of components of cattle urine attractive to tsetse flies, Glossina spp. (Diptera: Glossinidae)

The attractiveness of cattle urine to Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and G. pallidipes Austen was shown to be entirely attributable to the phenolic components which it contains. Four of the eight naturally occurring phenol derivatives (3- and 4-methylphenol, 3-ethylphenol and 3-n-propylphenol...

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Published in:Bulletin of entomological research 1988-06, Vol.78 (2), p.281-291
Main Authors: Bursell, E., Gough, A. J. E., Beevor, P. S., Cork, A., Hall, D. R., Vale, G. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
glossina
glossinidae
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Protozoa. Invertebrata
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Summary:The attractiveness of cattle urine to Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and G. pallidipes Austen was shown to be entirely attributable to the phenolic components which it contains. Four of the eight naturally occurring phenol derivatives (3- and 4-methylphenol, 3-ethylphenol and 3-n-propylphenol) were electroantennographically active, induced upwind flight in wind-tunnel bioassays and increased trap catches in field tests in Zimbabwe. One of the minor components, 2-methoxyphenol, had little antennographic activity but induced upwind flight in the wind-tunnel and appeared to be repellent in field tests.
ISSN:0007-4853
1475-2670
DOI:10.1017/S0007485300013043