Species Richness and Abundance of Wild Tsetse Flies Collected from Selected Human-wildlife-livestock Interface in Tanzania

Overview

Journal Parasite Epidemiol Control

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2024 Nov 11

PMID 39525368

Authors

Filbert E Mdee

Venance T Msoffe

Eliakunda M Mafie

Ladslaus L Mnyone

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Abstract

The successful control of tsetse flies largely depends on understanding of the species available and abundance. This study assessed the species richness, abundance and apparent density of wild collected tsetse flies from selected human-wildlife-livestock interface in Tanzania. Seasonal trapping using baited NZI, Pyramidal and Biconical traps was done across selected wards. Traps were set at 200 m apart, emptied after every 24 h then rotated to the next sites after 72 h. Collected flies were identified morphologically and letter confirmed using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Only two species; ( = 371; 47.32 %) and ( = 413; 52.68 %) were identified. Among them, 96 flies (80 Female, 16 Male) were blood fed; 57(48 Female and 9 Male) and 39(32 Female and 7 Male) . Tsetse fly abundance varied across wards (χ = 4.597, df = 1, = 0.032), villages (χ = 9.491, df = 3, = 0.023), habitats (χ = 17.239, df = 2, < 0.001), months (χ = 13.507, df = 3, = 0.004) and deployed traps (χ = 6.348, df = 2, = 0.04). About 78.82 % of the total catch occurred in Kisaki ward ( = 618; p < 0.001) and 21.17 % ( = 166; p = 0.032) in Bwakila chini. Similarly, 62.37 % of the catch occurred in Mbojoge village. NZI traps ( = 422; 54 %; 4.98 FTD) were most successful traps. Moreover, 78.06 % of the catch occurred in bushed grassland habitat ( = 612; 55.41 FTD) while 5.48 % in farmland ( = 43; 7.17 FTD). This study recommends NZI and Pyramidal traps for tsetse flies control at the interface and proposes wet season as appropriate time for successful trapping of the flies. Finally, it attracts a need for assessing tsetse flies' blood meal sources and the infection status to establish the prevalence to inform existing trypanosome control programs.

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