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A simple technique for observing and collecting the saliva of tsetse flies (Diptera, Glossinidae)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Anthony Youdeowei
Anthony Youdeowei
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Hungry tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans Westw.) are confined individually on the stretched wing membrane of a bat. Only 10–20 s after the tarsi touch the membrane, the flies probe and salivate, the main saliva flow following after penetration. The clear colourless saliva is easily collected onto a microscope slide.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , March 1975 , pp. 65 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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