Researchers involved in research that shows
how the tsetse fly can be tricked in Africa
Date: October
20, 2017
Source:
University of Bonn
Summary:
In Africa, tsetse flies transfer the sleeping
sickness also to cattle. The damage is estimated to be about 4.6 billion US
dollars each year. Experts have developed an innovative way of preventing the
disease. Tsetse flies avoid waterbucks, a widespread antelope species in
Africa. The scientists imitated the smell of these antelopes.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment
You only need to enter your comment once! Comments will appear once they have been moderated. This is so as to stop the would-be comedian who has been spamming the comments here with inane and often offensive remarks. You know who you are!