Artificial Warthog Burrows Used to Sample Adult and Immature Tsetse (Glossina spp) in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe |
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| Authors: | John W. Hargrove M. Odwell Muzari |
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| Affiliation: | 1 Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, ; 2 Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Cairns, Australia, ; International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, KENYA, |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThe biology of adult tsetse (Glossina spp), vectors of trypanosomiasis in Africa, has been extensively studied – but little is known about larviposition in the field.Conclusions/SignificanceArtificial warthog burrows provide a novel method for collecting tsetse pupae, studying tsetse behaviour at larviposition, assessing the physiological status of female tsetse and their larvae, and of improving understanding of the physiological dynamics of terminal pregnancy, and population dynamics generally, with a view to improving methods of trypanosomiasis control. |
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