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The influence of weather and time of day on trap catches of males and females of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. G. Vogt ,
T. L. Woodburn ,
R. Morton  and
B. A. Ellem
W. G. Vogt
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Entomology, G.P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A. C. T. 2601, Australia
T. L. Woodburn
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Entomology, G.P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A. C. T. 2601, Australia
R. Morton
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, G.P.O. Box 1965, Canberra, A. C. T. 2601, Australia
B. A. Ellem
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, G.P.O. Box 1965, Canberra, A. C. T. 2601, Australia
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Abstract

Differences in responses of males and females of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) to carrion-baited traps were examined in Australia in relation to time of day, temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and solar radiation. The differences were small compared with responses obtained for the combined sexes (total catch), but the results were inconsistent over the four seasons of trapping. The seasons with most data (1975–1976 and 1981–1982) gave reasonably consistent results. Seasonal differences, although significant, were small enough to neglect for the purpose of standardizing trap catches. Time-of-day effects were also unimportant, except that males tended to be less active than females during the early morning (dawn-0900 h) and more active than females during the late afternoon (1500 h-dusk). Separate models are presented for standardization of male and female catch rates; the estimates differ from those obtained from total catches, but the differences are small compared to the observed day-to-day variation in catch rates.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , June 1985 , pp. 315 - 320
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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