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Relative efficiency of some mechanical traps used in the study of the tsetse species, Glossina pallidipes Austen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Mary L. A. Owaga
Mary L. A. Owaga
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

The biconical trap of Challier and Laveissièr was compared with Langridge's box screen (LBS) and Moloo's awning screen skirt (ASS) for relative efficiency in catching the tsetse species, Glossina pallidipes Austen, in two areas in Kenya. The dark blue biconical trap performed better than the ASS in one area, but both of them caught more males than females. In the other area, the sky blue version of the biconical gave higher yields than LBS and the white biconical. In both areas, the white biconical trap caught the highest proportion of old flies, while ASS caught the highest proportion of young flies. The biconical trap is preferable because it is collapsible, easy to handle and transport, and needs minimal manpower to operate, unlike the LBS and ASS.

Keywords

Trapping devicesrelative efficiencymechanical trapstrap yieldssex ratiosage structurelocalitysite effects and hunger stage
Type
Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 1981 , pp. 197 - 201
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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