Evaluation of methomyl bait plus Muscamone fly attractant against Musca domestica L. in a chicken farm in Malaysia

Abstract

Golden Malrin fly bait containing 1% methomyl bait plus Z-9 tricosene (Muscamone) was evaluated against Musca domestica L. population in a chicken farm in Malaysia. Application of methomyl bait at 50mg a.i./m^2 caused an almost sevenfold higher adult mortality rate than that of methomyl application at 10mg a.i./m^2. Methomyl, however, showed poor larvicidal effects on M. domestica. Thus, methomyl as an attractant bait formulation seems to have the potential for adult fly control in the field in Malaysia.