Trapping the tsetse fly
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.issn | 1011-0054 | en |
| cg.journal | Spore | en |
| cg.number | 7 | en |
| cg.place | Wageningen, The Netherlands | en |
| cg.subject.cta | LIVESTOCK | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-02T13:13:17Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-02T13:13:17Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44589 | |
| dc.title | Trapping the tsetse fly | en |
| dcterms.abstract | In Zimbabwe, tsetse infested areas have been successfully cleared of flies by using simple baited traps. These have been developed by the Tsetse Control Branch of the Veterinary Service in Zimbabwe. Scientists have recently succeeded in determining... | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | CTA. 1987. Trapping the tsetse fly. Spore 7. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. | en |
| dcterms.description | In Zimbabwe, tsetse infested areas have been successfully cleared of flies by using simple baited traps. These have been developed by the Tsetse Control Branch of the Veterinary Service in Zimbabwe. Scientists have recently succeeded in determining what odours are attractive to the tsetse fly. They have isolated specific components of the smells given off by cattle, which are picked up by the antennae on the fly. Carbon dioxide and acetone are effective, as is another compound, 1-octen-3-ol, used either on its own or mixed with the other two. Simple traps have been made consisting of a central rectangle of black cloth bordered at each end with fine mesh and impregnated with delta-methrin, a pyrethroid insecticide. Tsetse flies are attracted by the smell of acetone and 1-octen-3-ol and by the sight of the black cloth. An island in Lake Kariba was used for first trials and was successfully cleared of flies. Another trial is now underway in a 600 square kilometre area in northern Zimbabwe, which is now virtually clear of tsetse while the fly population up to five kilometres outside the baited area has also been reduced For further information consult: New Scientist 7 Nov 1985 New Science Publications Commonwealth House 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1NG UNITED KINGDOM | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | Spore | en |
| dcterms.issued | 1987 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| dcterms.type | News Item |