Glossinidae


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Related to Glossinidae: Glossina morsitans, Tse-Tse Flies
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Synonyms for Glossinidae

flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies

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Thermal tolerance in a south-east African population of tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae): implications for forecasting climate change impacts.
Persistent courtship reduces male and female longevity in captive tsetse flies Glosina morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae).
Persistent courtship reduces male and female longevity in captive tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae).
Brachycera * Tabanidae (horseflies) * Blood-sucking insects arthropods (Tabanus, * Females bite and feed on Haematopota, Chrysops) warm-blooded animals * Most live near waters * Strong fliers * Breed in moist earth or leaf mold Cyclorrhapha * Glossinidae arthropods * Glossina are found only (Glossina) in Africa south of the Sahara (other Glossinidae are found worldwide).
The pyramidal trap for collecting and controlling tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae).
Responses of tsetseflies (Diptera: Glossinidae) to natural and synthetic ox odours.
The isolation and identification of the cuticular sex stimulant pheromone of the tsetse Glossina pallidipes Austen (Diptera: Glossinidae).
2010), and has been used successfully against a number of pest species, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquilett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and the tsetse fly Glossina austeni Newstead (Diptera: Glossinidae) (Tan 2000; Vreysen et al.