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Chemosterilisation of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and G. Pallidipes Austen (Diptera: Glossinidae) in the field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. P. R. House
A. P. R. House
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, P.O. Box 8283, Causeway, Zimbabwe
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Abstract

Wild adults of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust. were caught in a trap baited with carbon dioxide and acetone near Chimotsi Dam in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe. The design of the trap was such that flies were induced to move into a sterilising chamber, where they were treated with a spray of the chemosterilant metepa, after which they were automatically released back into the environment. Exposure to a spray of 0·2 s duration produced between 94 and 100% sterility, with very low mortality. The sterilising unit, its action and performance are described.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , March 1982 , pp. 65 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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