Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania
The successful control of tsetse flies largely depends on understanding of the species available and abundance. This study assessed the species richness, abundance and apparent density of wild collected tsetse flies from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania. Seasonal trapping usin...
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| author | Filbert E. Mdee Venance T. Msoffe Eliakunda M. Mafie Ladslaus L. Mnyone |
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| description | The successful control of tsetse flies largely depends on understanding of the species available and abundance. This study assessed the species richness, abundance and apparent density of wild collected tsetse flies from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania. Seasonal trapping using baited NZI, Pyramidal and Biconical traps was done across selected wards. Traps were set at 200 m apart, emptied after every 24 h then rotated to the next sites after 72 h. Collected flies were identified morphologically and letter confirmed using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Only two Glossina species; Glossina pallidipes (n = 371; 47.32 %) and Glossina morsitans morsitans (n = 413; 52.68 %) were identified. Among them, 96 flies (80 Female, 16 Male) were blood fed; 57(48 Female and 9 Male) G. pallidipes and 39(32 Female and 7 Male) G.m. morsitans. Tsetse fly abundance varied across wards (χ2 = 4.597, df = 1, p = 0.032), villages (χ2 = 9.491, df = 3, p = 0.023), habitats (χ2 = 17.239, df = 2, p < 0.001), months (χ2 = 13.507, df = 3, p = 0.004) and deployed traps (χ2 = 6.348, df = 2, p = 0.04). About 78.82 % of the total catch occurred in Kisaki ward (n = 618; p < 0.001) and 21.17 % (n = 166; p = 0.032) in Bwakila chini. Similarly, 62.37 % of the catch occurred in Mbojoge village. NZI traps (n = 422; 54 %; 4.98 FTD) were most successful traps. Moreover, 78.06 % of the catch occurred in bushed grassland habitat (n = 612; 55.41 FTD) while 5.48 % in farmland (n = 43; 7.17 FTD). This study recommends NZI and Pyramidal traps for tsetse flies control at the interface and proposes wet season as appropriate time for successful trapping of the flies. Finally, it attracts a need for assessing tsetse flies' blood meal sources and the infection status to establish the prevalence to inform existing trypanosome control programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e04f20dd5e549afbdecefe712f4109e2025-08-20T02:49:01ZengElsevierParasite Epidemiology and Control2405-67312024-11-0127e0038910.1016/j.parepi.2024.e00389Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in TanzaniaFilbert E. Mdee0Venance T. Msoffe1Eliakunda M. Mafie2Ladslaus L. Mnyone3Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania; African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, P.O. Box 3110, Tanzania; Corresponding author at: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania.African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, P.O. Box 3110, TanzaniaDepartment of Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, TanzaniaThe Institute of Pest Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, TanzaniaThe successful control of tsetse flies largely depends on understanding of the species available and abundance. This study assessed the species richness, abundance and apparent density of wild collected tsetse flies from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania. Seasonal trapping using baited NZI, Pyramidal and Biconical traps was done across selected wards. Traps were set at 200 m apart, emptied after every 24 h then rotated to the next sites after 72 h. Collected flies were identified morphologically and letter confirmed using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Only two Glossina species; Glossina pallidipes (n = 371; 47.32 %) and Glossina morsitans morsitans (n = 413; 52.68 %) were identified. Among them, 96 flies (80 Female, 16 Male) were blood fed; 57(48 Female and 9 Male) G. pallidipes and 39(32 Female and 7 Male) G.m. morsitans. Tsetse fly abundance varied across wards (χ2 = 4.597, df = 1, p = 0.032), villages (χ2 = 9.491, df = 3, p = 0.023), habitats (χ2 = 17.239, df = 2, p < 0.001), months (χ2 = 13.507, df = 3, p = 0.004) and deployed traps (χ2 = 6.348, df = 2, p = 0.04). About 78.82 % of the total catch occurred in Kisaki ward (n = 618; p < 0.001) and 21.17 % (n = 166; p = 0.032) in Bwakila chini. Similarly, 62.37 % of the catch occurred in Mbojoge village. NZI traps (n = 422; 54 %; 4.98 FTD) were most successful traps. Moreover, 78.06 % of the catch occurred in bushed grassland habitat (n = 612; 55.41 FTD) while 5.48 % in farmland (n = 43; 7.17 FTD). This study recommends NZI and Pyramidal traps for tsetse flies control at the interface and proposes wet season as appropriate time for successful trapping of the flies. Finally, it attracts a need for assessing tsetse flies' blood meal sources and the infection status to establish the prevalence to inform existing trypanosome control programs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673124000539Tsetse flyHuman-wildlife-livestock interfaceNZIPyramidalAbundanceDiversity |
| spellingShingle | Filbert E. Mdee Venance T. Msoffe Eliakunda M. Mafie Ladslaus L. Mnyone Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania Parasite Epidemiology and Control Tsetse fly Human-wildlife-livestock interface NZI Pyramidal Abundance Diversity |
| title | Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania |
| title_full | Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania |
| title_short | Species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania |
| title_sort | species richness and abundance of wild tsetse flies collected from selected human wildlife livestock interface in tanzania |
| topic | Tsetse fly Human-wildlife-livestock interface NZI Pyramidal Abundance Diversity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673124000539 |
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