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The dispersal and survival of laboratory-bred and native Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. (Diptera, Glossinidae) in the field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. A. Dame ,
D. R. Birkenmeyer ,
T. A. M. Nash  and
A. M. Jordan
D. A. Dame
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Salisbury, Rhodesia
D. R. Birkenmeyer
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Salisbury, Rhodesia
T. A. M. Nash
Affiliation:
Tsetse Research Laboratory, University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, England
A. M. Jordan
Affiliation:
Tsetse Research Laboratory, University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, England
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Abstract

The performance of native and laboratory-bred Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. was observed in Kariba, Rhodesia, the original natural habitat of the colonised Langford strain. After two years in captivity, the Langford strain was similar to the native strain in survival, dispersal, and rate of recovery in the field. No differences were detected in laboratory studies of the mating behaviour of the two strains. Native-strain males sterilised in the pupal stage with tepa were similar to untreated males in dispersal, survival, and rate of recovery. Also, both the released laboratory-bred flies and the released native strain flies compared favourably with the native population.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , October 1975 , pp. 453 - 457
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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