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L G Pickens

Publications and source records attributed to L G Pickens.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1994

Traps and baits for flies (Diptera) on Pacific Islands.

Studies conducted on Oahu, HI, and on islands of the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, demonstrated that adult house flies, Musca domestica L., were attracted to a mixture of cooked rice and chicken and to a commercial bait, whereas adults of Chrysomya megacephala F. and Musca sorbens Wiedemann were attracted to shark fluids or to ripe breadfruit. M. domestica and M. sorbens could be captured in standard inverted-cone traps, whereas C. megacephala could be captured in traps fitted with horizontal entry cones or in cone traps in which the bait was placed inside the cone chamber. M. sorbens and C. megacephala were killed by horizontal electric grids placed over yellow plastic or paper at ground level. M. sorbens was attracted to 15-cm cubes, but not to larger objects.

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PubMed1993

Solar-powered electrocuting trap for controlling house flies and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae).

A portable trap was constructed that was visually attractive to house flies, Musca domestica L., and stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), outdoors. The trap was made of a white and yellow pyramid placed on top of a white vertical base that had large cutouts in each side. Attracted flies were killed by means of solar-powered electrocuting grids. Three traps killed an average of 1,360 house flies and 1,190 stable flies per day at a manure dump and were effective in attracting flies under both cool (< 23 degrees C) and warm (> 30 degrees C) temperatures. Both species of flies were most attracted to the eastern side of the trap, but house flies preferred yellow in cool mornings and white in warm afternoons. When air temperatures were > 30 degrees C, both house flies and stable flies went into the shaded base of the trap or into tunnels. Most house flies were killed on the pyramidal top of the trap, whereas most stable flies were killed on the vertical base. Opaque fiberglass tunnels with central electrocuting grids were simpler and cheaper, although less effective, for stable flies.

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PubMed1991

Battery-powered, electrocuting trap for stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae).

A solar-charged, battery-powered, electrocuting grid was combined with a white plywood base to make a portable, pulsed-current, pest-electrocuting device that attracted and killed stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), outdoors. The grid was powered once every 1-2 s by a 0.016-s pulse of 60-Hz alternating current of 4 mA and 9,500 V. Power was turned off at night by a photoresistor. The trap functioned continuously for 14 d with an unrecharged 12-V, 18A/h lawn-tractor battery and killed as many as 4,000 flies per day. Solar cells were used to charge a single 12-V battery continuously that operated 12 grids for a period of 90 d. The grid did not short circuit for any length of time even during heavy rainstorms or when large insects were killed. The incorporation of moiré patterns and the utilization of the correct size, orientation, and placement of wires made the electrocuting grid itself attractive to stable flies. The traps were spaced at distances of up to 120 m from the battery and pulse circuit. The electrocuting traps were more effective than sticky traps and avoided the problems associated with chemicals. They are well suited for use around calf pens, dog kennels, or large animal shelters.

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