The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps
Traumatic myiasis is a serious threat for worldwide sheep flocks. It is known that the blowflies’ abundance and occurrence of strikes could be diminished by traps use. The aim of this study was to ascertain the role of olfaction in blowflies’ orientation towards the odorous traps. Three genera of bl...
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| description | Traumatic myiasis is a serious threat for worldwide sheep flocks. It is known that the blowflies’ abundance and occurrence of strikes could be diminished by traps use. The aim of this study was to ascertain the role of olfaction in blowflies’ orientation towards the odorous traps. Three genera of blowflies: Calliphora, Lucilia and Protophormia were monitored. For the 50 m distance all three genera had a positive response to detect the odorous bait, while for the 100 m distance its perception was decreased, but the structure in re-trapped blowflies remained the same, better for Calliphora (18%) and diminished for Protophormia (2%). For the 200 m distance only blowflies of Calliphora (10%) and Lucilia (2%) genera were recovered, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09695e622d36492691d72839a2d865bc2024-04-10T05:35:29ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-10-014321121121401The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited TrapsSorin Morariu0Florica Morariu1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 300645– Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, RomaniaFaculty of Animal Sciences and Biotechnologies, 300645– Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, RomaniaTraumatic myiasis is a serious threat for worldwide sheep flocks. It is known that the blowflies’ abundance and occurrence of strikes could be diminished by traps use. The aim of this study was to ascertain the role of olfaction in blowflies’ orientation towards the odorous traps. Three genera of blowflies: Calliphora, Lucilia and Protophormia were monitored. For the 50 m distance all three genera had a positive response to detect the odorous bait, while for the 100 m distance its perception was decreased, but the structure in re-trapped blowflies remained the same, better for Calliphora (18%) and diminished for Protophormia (2%). For the 200 m distance only blowflies of Calliphora (10%) and Lucilia (2%) genera were recovered, respectively.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/1401blowfliesolfactory cuerecover |
| spellingShingle | Sorin Morariu Florica Morariu The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies blowflies olfactory cue recover |
| title | The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps |
| title_full | The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps |
| title_short | The Role of Olfaction in Orientation of Blowflies to Hosts or Odorous Baited Traps |
| title_sort | role of olfaction in orientation of blowflies to hosts or odorous baited traps |
| topic | blowflies olfactory cue recover |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/1401 |
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