Observation on the effects of fly traps against flies in the temporary settlements in the earthquake stricken areas
CHEN Dong-ping
LIU Rui-cong
YANG Tian-yan
KOU Ming-jun
Abstract：Objective To observe the effects of fly traps against flies in the temporary settlements in the Jiuzhaigou earthquakestricken areas.Methods The fly traps were placed around the tents in one represent ative temporary settlement,observing the effects against flies after 6,24,48 h and 5 d.Results The average density of flies captured by the traps after 6 h was 24.8 flies per trap,Among the flies captured,34.68％ in the garbage collection spot,22.18％ in toilet,18.95％ in temporary cooking spot,17.34％ around the tents and 6.85％ in the garbage transfer station.The average number of flies captured after 24 h was 70.7 flies per trap,which including 44.98％ of Lucilia sericataand L.cuprina,30.12％ of Musca domestica,24.05％ of Boettcherisca peregrine and Chrysomya megacephala,only 6 flies (8.5％) were not classified into the previous taxonomies.The average number of flies captured after 48 h was 93.85 flies per trap,and 59.14 after 5 d.Conclusion Using fly traps against flies around the tents in the temporary settlements after the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou was very effective.This method could be applied around outdoor tents after natural calamities as earthquake and during the big activities held outdoors.
Keywords：earthquakeareastemporary settlementsfly trapseffects against flies
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 18-19,23 )