Difference between revisions of "Glossinidae"

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Also known as:

TseTse flies

Glossinidae (Image sourced from Abb. aus Meyers Lexikon, Wikimedia Commons)

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 insecticides

Localised eradication using baited traps
- Dark coloured cloth
- Synthetic cattle urine
- Insecticide

Sterile male insect release

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+{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
-{{Taxobox
+| Also known as:
-|name               = Glossinidae spp.
+| '''TseTse flies
-|kingdom            = Animalia
+|-
-|phylum             = [[:Category:Arthropods|Arthropoda]]
+|}
-|class              = [[Insecta]]
-|sub-class          =
-|order              = Diptera
-|super-family       = Hippoboscoidea
-|family             = Glossinidae
-|sub-family         =
-|genus              = Glossina
-|species            =
-}}
-Also known as: '''''TseTse flies
-==Introduction==
+[[Image:Glossinidae.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Glossinidae (Image sourced from Abb. aus Meyers Lexikon, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]
-The only genus in the family ''Glossinidae'' is ''Glossina'', more commonly known as TseTse flies.  They are solely found in sub-Sahara Africa, and feed on the blood of vertebrates.
+*Only found in Africa
-[[Image:Glossinidae.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Glossinidae''' <br> Abb. aus Meyers Lexikon 1888, Wikimedia Commons)]]
-==Hosts==
+'''Recognition'''
-Various mammals, reptiles and birds.
+*6-13mm long
-==Identification==
+*Prominent forward pointing proboscis
-TseTse flies are 6-13mm in length, and have long, prominent forward pointing proboscis.  They have a green thorax, and a yellow/brown abdomen.  The wings contain a very characteristic 'butchers cleaver' shape.
-The larvae are a creamy white colour, and clearly segmented.
+*Green thorax
-==Life cycle==
+*Yellow/brown abdomen
-The females are viviparous, and only lay a single egg at a time.  The fertilized eggs are held in the oviduct, where they hatch into larvae.  The larvae develop, and when they are fully mature the larvae drop onto the ground.
-The larvae then form pupae.  This process takes several weeks, but can be considerably longer under cool conditions.  The pupae transform into adults around one month later.  The TseTse flies are blood feeders, and the females will require several good blood meals, before producing their first larva.
+*Specific wing venation
+**Closed cell 'butchers cleaver' shape
-The complete life cycle of the ''Glossina'' takes 2 months.
-{{Learning
+'''Life cycle'''
-|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=Glossinidae&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=OR&q2=%22TseTse%22&occuring2=title&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=43&y=18 Tse tse fly publications]
+*Single larvae laid in shrubs
-}}
+*Larvae wriggles into the soil to pupate
-{{review}}
+*Adult fly emerges 1 month later
-{{OpenPages}}
+*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:Biting_Flies]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
-[[Category:Expert_Review]]

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