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
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
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
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
Annotations of novel antennae-expressed genes in male Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse flies
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273543
Abstract: Tsetse flies use antennal expressed genes to navigate their environment. While most canonical genes associated with chemoreception are annotated, potential gaps with important antennal genes are uncharacterized in Glossina morsitans morsitans. We generated antennae-specific transcriptomes… read more here.
Keywords: glossina morsitans; expressed genes; tsetse flies; antennae expressed ... See more keywords
Perspectives on Odor-Based Control of Tsetse Flies in Africa
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.831618
Abstract: Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiases are among the most neglected tropical diseases in sub-Sahara Africa. Although all tsetse species are susceptible to trypanosome infections, their differential attraction/feeding preferences for different wildlife, domestic animals, and/or humans constitute critical determinants… read more here.
Keywords: tsetse; control tsetse; tsetse flies; tsetse fly ... See more keywords
Evaluating the Effect of Irradiation on the Densities of Two RNA Viruses in Glossina morsitans morsitans
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14040397
Abstract: Simple Summary Tsetse flies transmit Trypanosoma parasites, which cause severe diseases in humans and animals. To reduce the number of tsetse flies, male flies are sterilized through irradiation and released into the field to compete… read more here.
Keywords: glossina morsitans; male flies; tsetse flies; two rna ... See more keywords