Artificial warthog burrows used to sample adult and immature tsetse (Glossina spp) in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: John W Hargrove, M Odwell Muzari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Burrows
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003565; https://doaj.org/article/3bc95ef041024cc2837f5f5d9fa0cf37

The biology of adult tsetse (Glossina spp), vectors of trypanosomiasis in Africa, has been extensively studied - but little is known about larviposition in the field.In September-November 1998, in the hot-dry season in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley, we used artificial warthog burrows to capture adu...