Comparison of blue cotton and blue polyester fabrics to attract hematophagous flies in cattle farms in Thailand

Journal of vector ecology: journal of the Society for Vector Ecology

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Sathaporn Onju¹  Kornkanok Thaisungnoen²  Roungthip Masmeatathip¹  Gérard Duvallet³  Marc Desquesnes² 

[1] Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University;Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University;Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valery Montpellier;Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) InterTryp;University of Montpellier, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

关键词: Attractivity;    biting flies;    phthalogen blue fabric;    reflectance;    sticky screens;    vavoua traps.;   

DOI  :  10.1111/jvec.12397

来源: Society for Vector Ecology

【 摘 要 】

Tabanids and stable flies are important nuisances to livestock and sometimes humans. Nzi, Vavoua, and Biconical traps or insecticide-impregnated blue screens are commonly used to attract and catch these flies. Such devices are made of a specific cotton or cotton-polyester phthalogen blue fabric acting as a visual attractant. However, the cost of cotton fabrics is high, and they are no longer available due to toxic dyes. The present study compared four blue polyester fabrics produced in Thailand with a reference blue cotton-polyester fabric made in France by TDV® to attract hematophagous flies. Vavoua traps and blue screens covered with a sticky film made with the five different blue fabrics were compared. The TDV® had the highest trapping scores; however, there was no significant difference between TDV® and some polyester fabrics. Among the tested polyester fabrics, CR Solon No.41 was nearly as effective as the TDV® in attracting biting flies. The mean attractivity indices of CR Solon No.41, NS No.1469, Globe 2000 No.21, Globe 2000 No.34 were 0.86, 0.79, 0.69, and 0.39, respectively. Thus, we recommend that CR Solon No.41 would be the appropriate fabric for the further development of low-cost and optimized screens and traps in Thailand and other countries.

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