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Created page with '*Also known as TseTse flies *Only found in Africa '''Recognition''' *6-13mm long *Prominent forward pointing proboscis *Green thorax *Yellow/brown abdomen *Specific wing v…'
*Also known as TseTse flies
*Only found in Africa
'''Recognition'''
*6-13mm long
*Prominent forward pointing proboscis
*Green thorax
*Yellow/brown abdomen
*Specific wing venation
**Closed cell 'butchers cleaver' shape
'''Life cycle'''
*Single larvae laid in shrubs
*Larvae wriggles into the soil to pupate
*Adult fly emerges 1 month later
*Life cycle take '''2 months''' to complete
'''Pathogenesis'''
*Painful, irritating bites
**Both males and females suck blood
*Transmit trypanosomes
**Cause 'nagana' (wasting) disease in cattle and 'sleeping sickness' in humans
'''Control'''
*Scrub clearance to remove resting sites
*Ground and aerial spraying with [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticides]]
*Localised eradication using baited traps
**Dark coloured cloth
**Synthetic cattle urine
**[[Ectoparasiticides|Insecticide]]
*Sterile male insect release
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Biting_Flies]]
*Only found in Africa
'''Recognition'''
*6-13mm long
*Prominent forward pointing proboscis
*Green thorax
*Yellow/brown abdomen
*Specific wing venation
**Closed cell 'butchers cleaver' shape
'''Life cycle'''
*Single larvae laid in shrubs
*Larvae wriggles into the soil to pupate
*Adult fly emerges 1 month later
*Life cycle take '''2 months''' to complete
'''Pathogenesis'''
*Painful, irritating bites
**Both males and females suck blood
*Transmit trypanosomes
**Cause 'nagana' (wasting) disease in cattle and 'sleeping sickness' in humans
'''Control'''
*Scrub clearance to remove resting sites
*Ground and aerial spraying with [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticides]]
*Localised eradication using baited traps
**Dark coloured cloth
**Synthetic cattle urine
**[[Ectoparasiticides|Insecticide]]
*Sterile male insect release
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Biting_Flies]]