dc.contributor.author | Oloo, FP | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-30T07:24:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-30T07:24:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1983 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Science (Entomology) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/27385 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ecology of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead
was studied with specific reference to temperature, relative
humidity, light intensity, resting and breeding sites. The
comprehensive study was undertaken to assemble, upgrade and
bridge gaps in information on the species which would be used
in organizing control programmes against the fly. Hourly
temperature and relative humidity taken where the flies were
caught along a representative belt transect laid across tsetse
fly habitats showed low correlation with catches from or near
stationary human-baits during day-time. Temperature apparently
o 0 switched biting activity on and off at 20 C and 36 C respectively,
but had little influence on activity when it was on.. Light
intensity read from photographic exposure meter showed significant
positive correlation with hourly catches and seemed to be
the main physical factor controlling the fly activity within the
temperature range allowing flight. The fly exhibited one
diurnal activity peak between 0815 and 1315 h with climax at
1045 h | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Ecology of glossina fuscipes fuscipes newst (diptera : glossinidae) along lake Victoria shore in south nyanza | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |