| performance of the nzi and other traps for biting flies in north america. | the performance of nzi traps for tabanids (tabanus similis macquart, t. quinquevittatus wiedemann, chrysops aberrans philip, c. univittatus macquart, c. cincticornis walker, hybomitra lasiophthalma (macquart)), stable flies (stomoxys calcitrans linnaeus) (diptera: muscidae) and mosquitoes (aedes) (diptera: culicidae) was investigated at various sites in canada (ontario, alberta) and usa (iowa, florida, louisiana). traps made from selected fabrics, insect nettings and hand-dyed blue cotton were c ... | 2006 | 16923207 |
| tsetse and other biting fly responses to nzi traps baited with octenol, phenols and acetone. | octenol (1-octen-3-ol), acetone, 4-methylphenol, 3-n-propylphenol, and other potential attractants (human urine, stable fly faeces), as well as guiacol, creosol (potential repellents), were tested as baits for biting flies in north america using standard phthalogen blue if3gm cotton nzi traps, or similar commercial polyester traps. baits were tested during the summers of 2001-04 at a residence in canada and during january-august 2001 at a dairy in the u.s.a. behaviour in the presence of octenol ... | 2007 | 17373949 |