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Comparison of hand-nets, biconical traps and an electric trap for sampling Glossina palpalis palpalis (Robineau-Desvoidy) and G. tachinoides Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

K Koch  and
U Spielberger
K Koch
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Division, Federal Livestock Department, P.M.B. 2005, Kaduna, Nigeria.
U Spielberger
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Division, Federal Livestock Department, P.M.B. 2005, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Abstract

Catches of Glossina palpalis palpalis (R.-D.) and G. tachinoides Westw. at high and low densities with hand-nets, biconical traps and an electric back-pack trap in Nigeria indicate that both types of trap are inferior to hand catching for routine checks of G. palpalis and G. tachinoides populations. Hand catching is recommended as being most suitable for large-scale surveys, assessment of control following insecticide spraying and classical fly-rounds. The biconical trap is recommended for use in experiments of a limited size, monitoring of fly populations on livestock ranches and around Villages, and for capturing flies for dissection. The electric trap is recommended for use in sampling flies in areas of medium and high density and possibly for blood-meal identification. Some blood-meals of G. palpalis were identified.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , June 1979 , pp. 243 - 253
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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