Tabanids are nuisance pests for people and livestock because of their painful and irritating
bite, persistent biting behavior, and blood ingestion. About 4400 tabanid species have been …

Malaise traps are important tools for the large-scale collection of arthropod taxa. Here, an
extensive review of the history and literature concerning Malaise and canopy traps is given …

Abstract Octenol (1‐octen‐3‐ol), acetone, 4‐methylphenol, 3‐n‐propylphenol, and other
potential attractants (human urine, stable fly faeces), as well as guiacol, creosol (potential …

Cow urine and the two phenols responsible for the attraction of biting flies to cow urine (4‐
methylphenol, 3‐n‐propylphenol) were compared with octenol (1‐octen‐3‐ol) as baits for …

Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of females of two tabanid species, Tabanus
bromius L. and Atylotus quadrifarius (Loew)(Diptera: Tabanidae), to ammonia, octenol (1 …

Urine volatiles from different ungulates (cows, horses and sheep) were tested as bait for
tabanids in southeastern France using Nzi traps during the early summer of 2011. Tabanus …

The exact role of animal reservoirs in the epidemiology of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense,
a parasite ravaging affected rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, still remains unclear …

The attraction of female tabanids to unbaited and single-baited canopy traps using 4-
methylphenol, 3-isopropylphenol, and naphthalene was studied in three forest localities in …

Synthetic and natural attractants in traps are used in many parts of the world to attract female
tabanids. Certain attractants in different geographic regions may be ineffective or effective …

Background: Mechanical vectors were a major constraint to livestock activities in Camp sites
of the Ndiam shinwa rangeland in Maga, Far north region of Cameroon from March to April …