Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by UP Author "Olaide, Olabimpe Yewande"

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Effect of zebra skin-derived compounds on field catches of the human African trypanosomiasis vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes

Olaide, Olabimpe Yewande; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Masiga, Daniel K.; Sain, Rajinder K.; Torto, Baldwyn (Elsevier, 2021-01)

The riverine tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes is a major vector of trypanosome pathogens causing African trypanosomiasis. This fly species uses a combination of olfactory and visual cues to locate its hosts. Previously, ...
Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)

Olaide, Olabimpe Yewande; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Masiga, Daniel K.; Sain, Rajinder K.; Torto, Baldwyn (Public Library of Science, 2019-06-10)

BACKGROUND : African trypanosomosis, primarily transmitted by tsetse flies, remains a serious public health and economic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Interventions employing natural repellents from non-preferred hosts ...

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