glossina


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glossina

(ɡlɒˈsaɪnə)
n
(Animals) the tsetse fly
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Noun1.glossina - bloodsucking African flyglossina - bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly
fly - two-winged insects characterized by active flight
genus Glossina - type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
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An African insect ( Glossina morsitans ) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist ( Mendax interminabilis ).
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Uyku hastaligi cece sinekleri (Glossina cinsi) ile bulasan paraziter bir hastaliktir.
Afrika Kitasina Seyahat Edenlere Bulasabilecek Paraziter Hastaliklar/Parasitic Diseases that can Infect Travelers to Africa
Mpiana et al., "Prospects for developing odour baits to control Glossina fuscipes spp., the major vector of human African trypanosomiasis," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol.
The Search for an Efficient Black Fly Trap for Xenomonitoring of Onchocerciasis
Metabolic responses of Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) puparia exposed to oxygen and temperature variation: Implications for population dynamics and subterranean life.
Population Dynamics of Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) in Relation to Abiotic Climate Factors on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton Cultivars
The parasites are transmitted through the bite of tsetse flies (Glossina spp.).
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test for Trypanosoma gambiense Group 1 with Stem Primers: A Molecular Xenomonitoring Test for Sleeping Sickness
Sleeping sickness was regarded as 'the most burning problem of European colonisation in Equatorial Africa', and its vector the tsetse fly (Glossina species) was believed to survive on the blood of game animals.
The entangled relations of humans and Nile crocodiles in Africa, c.1840-1992
The SIT and IS techniques have been used very successfully in AWIPM programs with strategic objectives including containment, suppression and eradication against a number of major insect pests: New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (Wyss 2000), tsetse flies, Glossina spp.
Overview of technological advances toward greater efficiency and efficacy in sterile insect-inherited sterility programs against moth pests
Tsetse-fly (Glossina morsitans) in the Koalib Hills, Nuba Mountains Province, Sudan.
Invited review: African indigenous cattle: unique genetic resources in a rapidly changing world

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