Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces
A. Robinson, J. Bristow, M. V. Holl, P. Makalo, W. Alemayehu, R. L. Bailey, D. McLeod, M. A. Birkett, J. C. Caulfield, V. Sarah, J. A. Pickett, S. Dewhirst, V. Chen-Hussey, C. Woodcock, U. D'Alessandro, , J. G. Logan
This study identifies volatile semiochemicals in human faeces that attract Musca sorbens, a trachoma vector, suggesting potential for developing chemical lures to control the species.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2019Ecology