EB21 Catch of tabanid flies by NZI traps

Experimental Study of Tabanid Polarotaxis, Host-Tabanid Interaction and Polarization Tabanid Traps Summary of Ph.D. Thesis

Performance of painted plywood and cloth Nzi traps relative to Manitoba and greenhead traps for tabanids and stable flies.

Experiments were conducted to adapt the cloth Nzi trap to a format suitable for fixed applications in biting fly sampling or control. Catches of tabanids [Tabanus L., Chrysops (Meigen), and Hybomitra Enderlein], and stable flies [Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)] in painted plywood traps were compared with those in standard phthalogen blue cloth traps, and in similarly painted cloth traps. The Manitoba...

Spottier Targets Are Less Attractive to Tabanid Flies: On the Tabanid-Repellency of Spotty Fur Patterns

During blood-sucking, female members of the family Tabanidae transmit pathogens of serious diseases and annoy their host animals so strongly that they cannot graze, thus the health of the hosts is drastically reduced. Consequently, a tabanid-resistant coat with appropriate brightness, colour and pattern is advantageous for the host. Spotty coats are widespread among mammals, especially in cattl...

Comparative performance of traps in catching tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Tanzania.

This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of different tsetse traps in 28 sites across Tanzania. The traps used were biconical, H, NGU, NZI, pyramidal, S3, mobile, and sticky panels. Stationary traps were deployed at a distance of 200 m apart and examined 72 h after deployment. The results showed that 117 (52.2%) out of the 224 traps deployed captured at least one Glossina species. A...

Seasonal abundance of horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) and stable fly (Diptera:Muscidae) collected by Nzi trap within Taw Area, Myanmar

Blood sucking flies are vectors of medical and veterinary importance. Within Nay Pyi Taw area, a longitudinal study was conducted to collect blood sucking fly samples between January and December, 2011. A total of 2,717 fly samples including 1,506 samples of blood sucking flies and 1,211 samples of non blood sucking flies were collected throughout a year. Collected blood sucking flies were Stom...