Tsetse genetics: contributions to biology, systematics, and control of tsetse flies.
@article{Gooding2005TsetseGC, title={Tsetse genetics: contributions to biology, systematics, and control of tsetse flies.}, author={RON H. Gooding and Elliot S. Krafsur}, journal={Annual review of entomology}, year={2005}, volume={50}, pages={ 101-23 } }
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) constitute a small, ancient taxon of exclusively hematophagous insects that reproduce slowly and viviparously. Because tsetse flies are the only vectors of pathogenic African trypanosomes, they are a potent and constant threat to humans and livestock over much of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite their low fecundity, tsetse flies demonstrate great resilience, which makes population suppression expensive, transient, and beyond the capacities of private and public…
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