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The relative attractiveness of donkeys, cattle, sheep and goats to Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and G. pallidipes Austen (Eiptera: Glossinidae) in a middle-veld area of Rhodesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. P. Boyt ,
P. K. I. MacKenzie  and
R. D. Pilson
W. P. Boyt
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, P. O. Box 8283, Causeway, Rhodesia
P. K. I. MacKenzie
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, P. O. Box 8283, Causeway, Rhodesia
R. D. Pilson
Affiliation:
Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Branch, Department of Veterinary Services, P. O. Box 8283, Causeway, Rhodesia
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Abstract

The comparative attractiveness to Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust. of donkeys, cattle, sheep and goats in the presence of wild game was examined during two investigations in a middle-veld area of Rhodesia. Host preferences were assessed by the identification of blood-meals collected in the grazing area. Both cattle and donkeys provided a high proportion of the diet. Sheep and particularly goats were fed upon to a minor degree. The significance of the findings is discussed in relation to tsetse control.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , September 1978 , pp. 497 - 500
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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