Two experiments were conducted near Washington, Louisiana, to evaluate attraction of Tabanidae to known tsetse attractants. In the first experiment octenol was dispensed from reaction vials and polyethylene sachets, acetone was dispensed from a jar capped with a perforated lid, and a mixture of octenol, 3-n-propylphenol, and 4-methylphenol (4:1:8) was dispensed from sachets. Fourteen species or species groups of tabanid flies were attracted equally to octenol, whether dispensed from reaction vials or sachets. There were no differences in numbers of tabanids attracted to 4:1:8 bait and to octenol, whether dispensed from sachets or reaction vials. Acetone was no more attractive than were control traps. In the second experiment, 4:1:8, acetone, 4:1:8 + acetone (1:50), and commercially available pepper sauce (TabascoR) were compared. Nine species or species groups of tabanid flies were collected. The 4:1:8 and 4:1:8 + acetone baits were equally attractive to tabanids, whereas there were no differences among the pepper sauce, acetone, and unbaited controls. /// Se condujeron dos experimentos cerca de Washington, Louisiana, para evaluar la atracción de tábanos a cebos conocidos de tsetsé. En el primer experimento el octenol fue dispensada directamente de ampolletas de reacción y de perfumadoras de polietileno (sachets), acetona de un jarro tapado con una tapa perforada, y 4:1:8 (una mezcla de octenol, 3-n-polipropilfenol, y 4-metilfenol) de una perfumadora. Se recobraron catorce especies o grupos de especies. Los tábanos fueron atraídos igualmente al octenol cuando se dispensó de las ampolletas de reacción o de los perfumadoras. No se encontró ninguna diferencia en el número de tábanos atraídos a cebos de 4:1:8 o octenol. No se encontró ninguna diferencia entre la acetona o las trampas controles sin cebo. En el segundo experimento, se compararon 4:1:8, acetona, 4:1:8 + acetona (1:50), y salsa picante disponible comercialmente (TabascoR). Se recobraron nueve especies o grupos de especies. Los cebos 4:1:8 y 4:1:8 + acetona fueron igualmente atractivos a los tábanos, pero no se encontró diferencias alguna entre la salsa picante, acetona, y trampas controles sin cebo.
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