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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered novel attractants that may improve Tsetse fly traps and help control disease spread. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space ...

New Haven, Conn. — Yale scientists have for the first time identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across ...