Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska, North Platte, NE, USA.
Pest Manag Sci. 2023 Sep;79(9):3050-3057. doi: 10.1002/ps.7480. Epub 2023 Apr 12.
Stable flies [Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)] are economically important pests of cattle and other livestock. As an alternative to conventional insecticides, we tested a push-pull management strategy using a coconut oil fatty acid repellent formulation and an attractant-added stable fly trap.
In our field trials we found that weekly applications of a push-pull strategy can reduce stable fly populations on cattle as well as a standard insecticide (permethrin). We also found that the efficacy periods of the push-pull and permethrin treatments following on-animal application were equivalent. Traps with an attractant lure used as the pull component of the push-pull strategy captured sufficient numbers of stable flies to reduce on-animal numbers by an estimated 17-21%.
This is the first proof-of-concept field trial demonstrating the effectiveness of a push-pull strategy using a coconut oil fatty acid-based repellent formulation and traps with an attractant lure to manage stable flies on pasture cattle. Also notable is that the push-pull strategy had an efficacy period equivalent to that of a standard, conventional insecticide under field conditions. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
厩螫蝇[Stomoxys calcitrans（L.）]是一种经济上重要的牛和其他牲畜的害虫。作为传统杀虫剂的替代品，我们测试了一种推拉式管理策略，该策略使用椰子油脂肪酸驱避剂配方和添加了引诱剂的厩螫蝇诱捕器。
在我们的田间试验中，我们发现每周应用推拉策略可以减少牛身上的厩螫蝇种群以及标准杀虫剂（氯菊酯）。我们还发现，动物身上应用推拉和氯菊酯处理后的功效期是等效的。作为推拉策略的拉部分使用的带有引诱剂诱饵的诱捕器捕获了足够数量的厩螫蝇，据估计可减少动物身上的数量约 17-21%。
这是首次使用基于椰子油脂肪酸的驱避剂配方和带有引诱剂诱饵的诱捕器的推拉策略在牧场牛身上控制厩螫蝇的有效性的概念验证田间试验。值得注意的是，推拉策略在田间条件下的功效期与标准传统杀虫剂相当。©2023 作者。害虫管理科学由 John Wiley & Sons Ltd 代表化学工业协会出版。
