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Ecological studies of Glossina austeni Jozani Forest, Unguja Island, Zanzibar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

L. Chuka Madubunyi
L. Chuka Madubunyi
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Abstract

In an attempt to overcome the problem of catching Glossina austeni Newstead in reasonable numbers, which hitherto has hindered studies of its ecology in Zanzibar, a new tsetse trap (the Chuka trap) was developed. Its sky-blue coloured version proved superior to the white-and grey-coloured versions, the biconical trap, the Epsilon trap and the 3-dimensional “target” respectively, in catching G. austeni. The Chuka trap helped to establish that G. austen is a very low flyer and most trappable in the “forest floor” biotope of Jozani Forest.

Résumé

Pour surmonter le problème d'attraper Glossina austeni Newstead en nombre assez raisonnable, un problème qui jusq'ici avait retardé l'étude de son écologie au Zanzibar, un nouveau piège pour mouche tsé-tsé, dit Chuka, a été développé. Du point de une efficacité pour attrapper G. austeni, la version bleu ciel s'est révélée supérieure aux versions blanche et grise, piège biconique, piège Epsilon et “Cible” à trois dimensions respectivement. Le piège Chuka a permis de constater que G. austeni vole très bas. Dans la Forêt Jozani G. austeni a été attrappé beaucoup plus dans le biotope du “ras de la forêt”.

Keywords

Glossina austenitrapping devicesJozani ForestZanzibar
Type
Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , June 1990 , pp. 309 - 313
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Copyright © ICIPE 1990

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