Irradiated male tsetse from a 40-year-old colony are still competitive in a Riparian forest in Burkina Faso.

BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies are the cyclical vectors of African trypanosomosis that constitute a major constraint to development in Africa. Their control is an important component of the integrated management of these diseases, and among the techniques available, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is t...

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Main Authors: Adama Sow, Issa Sidibé, Zakaria Bengaly, Augustin Z Bancé, Germain J Sawadogo, Philippe Solano, Marc J B Vreysen, Renaud Lancelot, Jeremy Bouyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3349643?pdf=render