Repellency of p-Anisaldehyde Against Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) in the Laboratory

The house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), is a nuisance pest often associated with livestock production, and it can also mechanically transmit the causal agents of human and veterinary diseases. We found that a 0.5% concentration of p-anisaldehyde, produced by many plants consumed by hu...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2021-11, Vol.58 (6), p.2314-2320
Main Authors: Showler, Allan T, Harlien, Jessica L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetone
botanical
Darkness
Diptera
Disease transmission
Food
Food sources
house fly
Laboratories
Livestock
Livestock production
Musca domestica
Muscidae
organic
Radiation
Repellency
residual effect
sunlight
Tubes
VECTOR CONTROL, PEST MANAGEMENT, RESISTANCE, REPELLENTS
Veterinary diseases
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Summary:The house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), is a nuisance pest often associated with livestock production, and it can also mechanically transmit the causal agents of human and veterinary diseases. We found that a 0.5% concentration of p-anisaldehyde, produced by many plants consumed by humans, repelled adult M. domestica in static air olfactometer tubes under laboratory conditions for ≥24 h, but by 48 h the repellent activity had worn off. Repellency, however, was not observed in response to 0.5% p-anisaldehyde that had been exposed to sunlight radiation lamps for 2 h. When p-anisaldehyde was aged in darkness for 48 h, it showed strong initial repellency for
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjab097