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An Automatic Tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) Trap |
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| Authors: | Lee Ryan D H Molyneux N Harrison M Hillier |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Biology , University of Salford , Salford, M4 4WT, UK;2. Department of Biology , University of Salford , Salford, M4 4WT, UK;3. ARP Scientific Equipment Manufacture and Supply , Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK;4. Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Salford , Salford, M5 4WT, UK |
| Abstract: | Abstract A biconical trap is described which incorporates a 5 KV electrocuting grid to stun tsetse flies, which then fall via a funnel into a preservative in a tube segregator capable of separating the catch at intervals of 1–24 hours. The trap was effective in Upper Volta and Ivory Coast against Glossina tachinoides (Westw.) and G palpalis s. 1. respectively. A 12 V 45Ah battery allowed continuous operation for over 20 days. |
| Keywords: | Pectinophora gossypiella pheromone component ratio male response experimental design |