A promising method for rearing Glossina austeni (newst.) on a small scale, based on the use of rabbits' ears for feeding
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 60 (2), 183-188
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(66)90025-3
Abstract
By manually applying cages to the ears of ordinary rabbits and coaxing the tsetse flies to feed, we have for the first time approached the full reproductive potential of G. austeni and reared an insect which does not seem to be physically inferior to that found in nature.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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