A colour opponent model that explains tsetse fly attraction to visual baits and can be used to investigate more efficacious bait materials.
Palpalis group tsetse flies are the major vectors of human African trypanosomiasis, and visually-attractive targets and traps are important tools for their control. Considerable efforts are underway to optimise these visual baits, and one factor that has been investigated is coloration. Analyses of...
| Published in: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003360 https://doaj.org/article/956dcfbb4bd8489997024f1f444bda55 |