Protective netting, an additional method for the integrated control of livestock trypanosomosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
Studies were conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to evaluate the effectiveness of netting in preventing Glossina austeni and Glossina brevipalpis from entering H-traps. Results indicated that a net of 1.5 m in height was effective in reducing catches of G. austeni by 59.6% and catches of G. brevipalpis by 80.9%. Increasing the net height to 2.5 m, reduced catches by 96.6% and 100% for G. brevipalpis and G. austeni, respectively. Nets of this height also reduced catches of horse flies by 55%. Although the potential use of protective netting has limitations in tsetse-infested areas of rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, it is a low-technology method that can be used as part of integrated disease management strategies.
Esterhuizen
J
J
ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. helsgate@iafrica.com
Van den Bossche
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P
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D013019:South Africa; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000254:growth & development; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000469:parasitology*