Comparative performance of traps in catching tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Tanzania

Malele, Imna I.; Ouma, Johnson O.; Nyingilili, Hamisi S.; Kitwika, Winston A.; Malulu, Deusdedit J.; Magwisha, Henry B.; Kweka, Eliningaya J.

Comparative performance of traps in catching tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Tanzania

2016

Malele, Imna I.(Vector & Vector Borne Disease Institute) | Ouma, Johnson O.(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Biotechnology Research Institute ,Vector Health International Africa Technical Research Centre) | Nyingilili, Hamisi S.(Vector & Vector Borne Disease Institute) | Kitwika, Winston A.(Vector & Vector-Borne Diseases Centre) | Malulu, Deusdedit J.(Vector & Vector Borne Disease Institute) | Magwisha, Henry B.(Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency) | Kweka, Eliningaya J.(Tropical Pesticides Research Institute Division of Livestock and Human Diseases Vector Control ,Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Department of Medical Parasitology and Entomology)

This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of different tsetse traps in 28 sites across Tanzania. The traps used were biconical, H, NGU, NZI, pyramidal, S3, mobile, and sticky panels. Stationary traps were deployed at a distance of 200 m apart and examined 72 h after deployment. The results showed that 117 (52.2%) out of the 224 traps deployed captured at least one Glossina species. A total of five Glossina species were captured, namelyGlossina brevipalpis, Glossina pallidipes, Glossina swynnertoni, Glossina morsitans, and Glossina fuscipes martinii. Biconical traps caught tsetse flies in 27 sites, pyramidal in 26, sticky panel in 20, mobile in 19, S3 in 15, NGU in 7, H in 2 and NZI in 1. A total of 21 107 tsetse flies were trapped, with the most abundant species being G. swynnertoni (55.9%), followed by G. pallidipes (31.1%), G. fuscipes martinii (6.9%) and G. morsitans (6.0%). The least caught was G. brevipalpis (0.2%). The highest number of flies were caught by NGU traps (32.5%), followed by sticky panel (16%), mobile (15.4%), pyramidal (13.0%), biconical (11.3%) and S3 (10.2%). NZI traps managed to catch 0.9% of the total flies and H traps 0.7%. From this study, it can be concluded that the most efficient trap was NGU, followed by sticky panel and mobile, in that order. Therefore, for tsetse fly control programmes, NGU traps could be the better choice. Conversely, of the stationary traps, pyramidal and biconical traps captured tsetse flies in the majority of sites, covering all three ecosystems better than any other traps; therefore, they would be suitable for scouting for tsetse infestation in any given area, thus sparing the costs of making traps for each specific Glossina species.

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