Big Baby, Little Mother: Tsetse Flies Are Exceptions to the Juvenile Small Size Principle
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DOI: 10.1002/bies.202000049
Abstract: While across the animal kingdom offspring are born smaller than their parents, notable exceptions exist. Several dipteran species belonging to the Hippoboscoidea superfamily can produce offspring larger than themselves. In this essay, the blood‐feeding tsetse… read more here.
Keywords: big baby; little mother; baby little; tsetse flies ... See more keywords
An Overview of Tsetse Fly Repellents: Identification and Applications
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-024-01527-5
Abstract: Tsetse flies are vectors of the parasite trypanosoma that cause the neglected tropical diseases human and animal African trypanosomosis. Semiochemicals play important roles in the biology and ecology of tsetse flies. Previous reviews have focused… read more here.
Keywords: overview tsetse; fly repellents; tsetse fly; identification ... See more keywords
Prevalence of trypanosomes and selected symbionts in tsetse species of eastern Zambia
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182022000804
Abstract: Abstract Abstract Insect symbionts have attracted attention for their potential use as anti-parasitic gene products in arthropod disease vectors. While tsetse species of the Luangwa valley have been extensively studied, less is known about the… read more here.
Keywords: tsetse species; prevalence; infection; tsetse flies ... See more keywords
Allergic reactions associated with tsetse fly bites
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2514096
Abstract: Abstract Background Allergic reactions in response to arthropod bites are a growing concern worldwide. Alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a red meat allergy associated with IgE antibodies against galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-Gal), typically linked to tick bites but… read more here.
Keywords: fly bites; tsetse fly; allergic reactions; tsetse flies ... See more keywords
Dispersal in heterogeneous environments drives population dynamics and control of tsetse flies
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2810
Abstract: Spatio-temporally heterogeneous environments may lead to unexpected population dynamics. Knowledge is needed on local properties favouring population resilience at large scale. For pathogen vectors, such as tsetse flies transmitting human and animal African trypanosomosis, this… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; control; population dynamics; heterogeneous environments ... See more keywords
Tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans morsitans) choose birthing sites guided by substrate cues with no evidence for a role of pheromones
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0030
Abstract: Tsetse flies significantly impact public health and economic development in sub-Saharan African countries by transmitting the fatal disease African trypanosomiasis. Unusually, instead of laying eggs, tsetse birth a single larva that immediately burrows into the… read more here.
Keywords: glossina morsitans; tsetse flies; substrate; morsitans morsitans ... See more keywords
A volatile sex attractant of tsetse flies
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DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1877
Abstract: Tsetse flies transmit trypanosomes—parasites that cause devastating diseases in humans and livestock—across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Chemical communication through volatile pheromones is common among insects; however, it remains unknown if and how such chemical communication… read more here.
Keywords: tsetse; volatile sex; tsetse flies; mpo ... See more keywords
Chemical notes of tsetse fly mating
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adg2817
Abstract: Description Volatile pheromones offer a means to control flies that spread disease As described nearly half a century ago, the tsetse fly lies at the center of a vast and complex biological system extending across… read more here.
Keywords: notes tsetse; tsetse; tsetse flies; tsetse fly ... See more keywords
Patterns of microbiome composition in tsetse fly Glossina palpalis palpalis during vector control using Tiny Targets in Campo, South Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00935-24
Abstract: ABSTRACT Novel vector control tools against African trypanosomiases require a deep understanding of the factors driving tsetse vector fitness or population resilience in their ecosystems. Following evidence of microbiota-mediated host fitness or traits shaping, including… read more here.
Keywords: control; tsetse flies; vector control; tsetse fly ... See more keywords
Optimisation of integrated control of ticks and tsetse flies in mixed game and livestock interfaces in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04704-0
Abstract: Mixed Game and Livestock Interfaces (MGLIs) in and around conservation areas like Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) have typanosomosis, tsetse flies, Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (TTBDs) as major constraints to livestock productivity. There were no… read more here.
Keywords: mixed game; game livestock; livestock interfaces; tsetse flies ... See more keywords
Evaluating the efficacy of various traps in catching tsetse flies at Nech Sar and Maze National Parks, Southwestern Ethiopia: An Implication for Trypanosoma Vector Control
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010999
Abstract: Tsetse flies are the vector of protozoan parasite of the genus Trypanosoma, the causative agent of human African sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis. Traps such as Nguruman (NGU), biconical and sticky traps are in use… read more here.
Keywords: national parks; tsetse flies; nech sar; sar maze ... See more keywords