Competitiveness and survival of two strains of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in an urban area of Senegal.

• Main Authors: Mireille Djimangali Bassène (Author), Momar Talla Seck (Author), Soumaïla Pagabeleguem (Author), Assane Gueye Fall (Author), Baba Sall (Author), Marc J B Vreysen (Author), Geoffrey Gimonneau (Author), Jérémy Bouyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the Niayes area, located in the west of Senegal, only one tsetse species, Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank (Diptera: Glossinidae) was present. The Government of Senegal initiated and implemented an elimination programme in this area that included a sterile insect technique (SIT) component...