Comparison of the susceptibility to deltamethrin of female Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Glossinidae) uninfected and infected with Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense Broden, 1904 (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae).
The susceptibility of pregnant female Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, 1850 infected with Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense Broden, 1904 to deltamethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, was compared to that of pregnant uninfected females. The results showed that infected flies have a significantly higher mortality rate than uninfected ones, and have a reduced longevity compared with uninfected control flies. These experiments suggest that the effects of trypanosome infection on Glossina should be further evaluated.
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Institut d'Elevage et de Médecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Laboratoire d'Entomologie, Maisons Alfort, France.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007300:Insect Control; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009570:Nitriles; D011247:Pregnancy; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D014348:Trypanosoma congolense / Q000502:physiology*; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000469:parasitology
D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017180:decamethrin