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Field experiments on a new method for determining age in tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae)
Author(s) -
LEHANE M. J.,
HARGROVE J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1988.tb00362.x
Subject(s) - glossinidae , glossina morsitans , biology , zoology , field (mathematics) , sterile insect technique , ecology , veterinary medicine , pest analysis , botany , mathematics , pure mathematics , medicine
.1 Data are presented which suggests that the accurate determination of the age of tsetse flies ( Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and G. pallidipes Austen) in the field can be achieved by measuring the fluorescence content of the head capsule. 2 The way in which this can be achieved and further work which would improve the accuracy of the technique are discussed.