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Preliminary observations on the efficacy of olfactory attractants derived from wild hosts of tsetse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Mary L. A. Owaga
Mary L. A. Owaga
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Efficacy of olfactory attractants incorporated in biconical traps to enhance the catch size of Glossina pallidipes Austen was investigated. Preliminary studies considered the effectiveness of a mixture of waste products from buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and that of warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus). The results were compared with the known tsetse olfactory attractants, carbon dioxide and acetone. When the waste product components from buffalo were used in the traps separately, buffalo urine was found to be by far the most effective. This component, used in its natural state inside the trap, increased G. pallidipes catches almost 10-fold when compared with the control catch.

Keywords

Olfactory attractantshost derived odoursCO2 baited trapstrap yields
Type
Research Articles
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 87 - 90
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1984

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