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Responses of tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, to baits of various size

Responses of tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, to baits of various size

Torr, S.J., Chamisa, A., Vale, G.A., Lehane, M.J. and Lindh, J.M. (2011) Responses of tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, to baits of various size. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 25. ISSN 1365-2915 (online) (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.00947.x)

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Abstract

Recent studies of Palpalis group tsetse [Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Kenya] suggest that small (0.25 × 0.25 m) insecticide-treated targets will be more cost-effective than the larger (≥1.0 × 1.0 m) designs currently used to control tsetse. Studies were undertaken in Zimbabwe to assess whether small targets are also more cost-effective for the Morsitans group tsetse, Glossina
morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes. Numbers of tsetse contacting targets of 0.25 × 0.25 m or 1.0 × 1.0 m, respectively, were estimated using arrangements of electrocuting grids which killed or stunned tsetse as they contacted the target.
Catches of G. pallidipes and G. m. morsitans at small (0.25 × 0.25 m) targets were, respectively, ∼1% and ∼6% of catches at large (1.0 × 1.0 m) targets. Hence, the tsetse killed per unit area of target was greater for the larger than the smaller target, suggesting that small targets are not cost-effective for use against Morsitans group species. The results suggest that there is a fundamental difference in the host-orientated behaviour of Morsitans and Palpalis group tsetse and that the former are more responsive to host odours, whereas the latter seem highly responsive to visual stimuli.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Medical and Veterinary Entomology is a journal of the Royal Entomological Society.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Glossina, attraction, baits, behaviour, odours, tsetse fly, visual responses, Zimbabwe
Subjects: S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
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Last Modified: 21 Dec 2012 14:06
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/5782

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