Estudo da eficiência de três tipos de armadilhas na captura da mosca tsé-tsé : diptera-glossinidae

Abstract

Three types of traps used in tsetse fly prospecting, namely, F3, Epsilon and Challier, were tested for their efficiency in capturing Glossina morsitans morsitans and G. pallidipes in Rekomijtie in the Republic of Zimbabwe. The traps proved to be more efficient in capturing G. pallidipes than G. m. morsitans, with more females than males being captured. The differences in captures of F3 and Epsilon were not statistically significant in the two species. However, the two types of traps, when compared with the Bicônica, proved to be extremely efficient, with statistically significant differences in the captures of both species. The type of vegetation generally did not change the order of efficiency of the traps, with only a statistically significant efficiency of F3 in relation to Epsilon in capturing G. m. morsitans in the open and transitional area. The two traps F3 and Epsilon can be used in the three types of vegetation to capture G. pallidipes and G. m. morsitans, the Biconic not being recommended for any of the species. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)