Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2011) 25, 192-201

S.J. Torr, T.N.C. Mangwiro and D.R. Hall (2011)
Shoo fly, don't bother me! Efficacy of traditional methods of protecting cattle from tsetse
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 25 (2), 192-201
Abstract: Studies were made of the efficacy of using smoke and housing to protect cattle from tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zimbabwe. The efficacy of smoke was assessed by its effect on catches in Epsilon traps baited with a blend of acetone, 1-octen-3-ol, 4-methylphenol and 3-n-propylphenol. The efficacies of different types of kraal (enclosure) were gauged according to the catches of electrocuting targets (E-targets), baited with natural ox odour, placed within various designs of kraal. Smoke from burning wood (Colophospermum mopane) or dried cow dung reduced the catch of traps by ~50-90%. Kraals with a continuous wooden or netting wall, 1.5 m high, reduced catches of E-targets by ~75%. Arrangements of electric nets were used to assess the numbers of tsetse attacking live cattle within kraals and/or near sources of smoke. The results confirmed findings with traps and E-targets: kraals reduced the numbers of tsetse that fed by ~80% and smoke reduced the numbers attracted by ~70%; the use of both reduced overall attack rates by ~90%. The inclusion of 4-methylguaiacol, a known repellent for tsetse and a natural component of wood smoke, halved the catches of traps and E-targets and the numbers of tsetse attacking cattle. The practical benefits and difficulties of using repellents and/or housing to manage trypanosomiases are discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): David Robert Hall

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Glossina morsitans		Zimbabwe
	Glossina pallidipes		Zimbabwe