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Trapping the tsetse fly

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Title Trapping the tsetse fly
 
Creator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
 
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



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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...
 
Date 2014-10-02T13:13:17Z
2014-10-02T13:13:17Z
1987
 
Type News Item
 
Identifier CTA. 1987. Trapping the tsetse fly. Spore 7. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44589
 
Language en
 
Relation Spore, Spore 7
 
Publisher CTA
 
Source Spore