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Ecological Studies of Glossina Austeni at Jozani Forest, Unguja Island, Zanzibar

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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. austeni is a very low flyer and most trappable in the “forest floor” biotope of Jozani Forest

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k]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 dévéloppé. Du point de une éfficacité 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”.

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Madubunyi, L.C. Ecological Studies of Glossina Austeni at Jozani Forest, Unguja Island, Zanzibar. Int J Trop Insect Sci 11, 309–313 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400012728

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