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Further observations on survival and fertility of Glossina morsitans morsitans maintained on immunized rabbits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Godwin P. Kaaya  and
Patrick Alemu
Godwin P. Kaaya
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi
Patrick Alemu
Affiliation:
University of Nairobi, Department of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

A significant increase in mortality was observed in Glossina morsitans morsitans maintained for approx. 45 days on rabbits immunized with tsetse or bovinetrypsin. Tsetse and bovine trypsin were observed to cross-react when tested with an immunodiffusion technique. A significant decrease in fecundity was observed in flies fed on bovine trypsin-immunized rabbits. Pupae collected from flies maintained on rabbits immunized with tsetse and bovine trypsin were significantly lighter. A significant number of flies maintained on rabbit immunized with thoracic muscles, gut bacteria and bovine trypsin had permanently laterally extended wings.

Keywords

Glossina morsitans morsitansimmunizationantibodyantigencross-reactionmortalityfecundity
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 5 , Special Issue 5: Tsetse Behaviour and Population Ecology , October 1984 , pp. 443 - 446
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1984

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