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Research Project: Management of Filth Flies

Location: Mosquito and Fly Research

Title: Evaluation of the DynaTrap FlyLight (DT-3009) against house flies, Musca domestica L., and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) under indoor conditions

Author
item Hogsette, Jerome - Jerry
item CILEK, JAMES - Department Of Navy

Submitted to: Journal of Insect Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/2/2019
Publication Date: 12/3/2019
Citation: Hogsette, Jr, J.A., Cilek, J.E. 2019. Evaluation of the DynaTrap FlyLight (DT-3009) against house flies, Musca domestica L., and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) under indoor conditions. Journal of Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez114.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez114

Interpretive Summary: There are many small traps on the market that use ultraviolet light as an attractant, but few studies have been conducted to determine how well these traps work to attract and capture house flies and other flies indoors. Scientists at the USDA-ARS-CMAVE in Gainesville, Fl, in cooperation with US Navy Civilian Entomologists, worked to compare the DynaTrap Flylight (DTFL), a small trap that plugs into wall outlets, with the GT-200, a typical open-front larger size trap used by the pest control industry. When traps were tested individually in a windowless laboratory room, traps performed similarly, with the DTFL and GT-200 capturing 83 and 100% of released house flies, respectively, in 24 hours. Stable fly results were similar, but these flies were captured in lower numbers. When tested together, the GT-200 caught more flies than the DTFL, but both traps caught similar numbers when numbers of captured flies were converted to flies captured per square inch of glue board.

Technical Abstract: There are many small traps that use UV light as an attractant, but few studies have been conducted to determine how well these traps work to attract and capture house flies and other flies. Scientists at the USDA-ARS-CMAVE in Gainesville, Fl, in cooperation with US Navy Civilian Entomologists, worked to compare the DynaTrap Flylight (DTFL), a small trap that plugs into wall outlets, with the GT-200, a typical open-front larger size trap used by the pest control industry. When traps were tested individually they performed similarly, with the DTFL and GT-200 capturing 83 and 100% of released house flies, respectively, in 24 hours. Stable fly results were similar, but these flies were captured in fewer numbers. When tested in pairs, the GT-200 caught more flies than the DTFL, but when numbers of captured flies were converted to flies captured per inch2 of glue board, both traps performed similarly. Light from the DTFL is projected from the back, sides, and top of the trap, but trap efficacy is not adversely affected by placing the trap away from any vertical surface using an extension cord.