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

• Principais autores: Johan Esterhuizen (Autor), Jean Baptiste Rayaisse (Autor), Inaki Tirados (Autor), Serge Mpiana (Autor), Philippe Solano (Autor), Glyn A Vale (Autor), Michael J Lehane (Autor), Stephen J Torr (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...