Flower mimics roll out multicolored carpets to lure and kill the house fly

• Main Authors: Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Nor Hafisa Syafina Binti Mohd Radzi, Fatimah Abang, Nur Faeza A. Kassim, Wan Fatma Zuharah, Nur Aida Hashim, Ronald E. Morales Vargas, Noppawan P. Morales
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/75515
• Institution: Mahidol University

Flowers and their spatial clustering are important parameters that mediate the foraging behavior and visitation rate of pollinating insects. Visual stimuli are crucial for triggering behavioral changes in the house fly, Musca domestica, which regularly visits plants for feeding and reproduction. The...