Improving the cost-effectiveness of visual devices for the control of riverine tsetse flies, the major vectors of human African trypanosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Johan Esterhuizen (Author), Jean Baptiste Rayaisse (Author), Inaki Tirados (Author), Serge Mpiana (Author), Philippe Solano (Author), Glyn A Vale (Author), Michael J Lehane (Author), Stephen J Torr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Control of the Riverine (Palpalis) group of tsetse flies is normally achieved with stationary artificial devices such as traps or insecticide-treated targets. The efficiency of biconical traps (the standard control device), 1×1 m black targets and small 25×25 cm targets with flanking nets was compar...