Competitiveness and survival of two strains of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in an urban area of Senegal.

In the Niayes area, located in the west of Senegal, only one tsetse species, Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank (Diptera: Glossinidae) was present. The Government of Senegal initiated and implemented an elimination programme in this area that included a sterile insect technique (SIT) component...

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Main Authors: Mireille Djimangali Bassène, Momar Talla Seck, Soumaïla Pagabeleguem, Assane Gueye Fall, Baba Sall, Marc J B Vreysen, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Jérémy Bouyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760099?pdf=render