Tsetse fly. The tsetse fly is the biological vector of sleeping sickness, which can be deadly. New research shows how tsetse attractants for traps may be produced from yeast. Despite their innocuous ...

Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most ...

The tsetse fly occurs in large regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The flies feed on human and animal blood, transmitting trypanosoma in the process—small, single-cell organisms that use the flies as ...

Researchers have developed a new chemical method applied to a byproduct of cashew nuts that could make it easier to trap tsetse flies and open new revenue streams for nut producers in sub-Saharan ...

Because the tsetse fly can transmit sleeping sickness, it is commonly combatted with insecticides or caught in traps. Bioscientists at Goethe University have now developed a method for producing the ...

Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council has been supporting farmers to spray their animals. Sprayed animals act as deadly traps for tsetse flies. Dr Othieno Joseph I have a concern and I ...

Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council board members observing a tsetse fly trap at Olkinyei Wildlife Conservancy near Masai Mara Game Reserve. [Robert Kiplagat/Standard] The Government ...

Scientists have identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery ...

Methods are lacking for controlling the spread of disease among humans and livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. Now, a new insight into how tsetse flies mate could bolster the arsenal of tools to manage ...

This work could inform trap designs to control tsetse fly populations. Have suggestions for what we should cover in our next news roundup? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. Listen to Short Wave on ...

Tsetse flies in particular seek out such shaded spots to rest in, which might explain their attraction to blue traps. Another possibility is that blue surfaces might lure hungry flies by providing ...