19 Facts About Tsetse fly

Tsetse fly flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae.

Tsetse fly have been extensively studied because of their role in transmitting disease.

Tsetse fly are multivoltine and long-lived, typically producing about four broods per year, and up to 31 broods over their lifespans.

Tsetse fly can be distinguished from other large flies by two easily observed features.

Tsetse fly fold their wings completely when they are resting so that one wing rests directly on top of the other over their abdomens.

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Tsetse fly have a long proboscis, which extends directly forward and is attached by a distinct bulb to the bottom of their heads.

Recently, tsetse without the fly has become more common in English, particularly in the scientific and development communities.

Tsetse fly first become separate from their mothers during the third larval instar, during which they have the typical appearance of maggots.

Tsetse fly have large heads, distinctly separated eyes, and unusual antennae.

Tsetse fly genus is generally split into three groups of species based on a combination of distributional, behavioral, molecular and morphological characteristics.

Tsetse fly are biological vectors of trypanosomes, meaning that in the process of feeding, they acquire and then transmit small, single-celled trypanosomes from infected vertebrate hosts to uninfected animals.

Tsetse fly transmit trypanosomes in two ways, mechanical and biological transmission.

Trypanosomiasis poses a considerable constraint on livestock agricultural development in Tsetse fly infested areas of sub Saharan Africa, especially in west and central Africa.

Tsetse fly tend to rest on the trunks of trees so removing woody vegetation made the area inhospitable to the flies.

Feasibility studies indicated that the fly population was confined to very fragmented habitats and a population genetics study indicated that the population was genetically isolated from the main tsetse belt in the south eastern part of Senegal.

Highland regions of east Africa which had been free of tsetse fly were colonised by the pest, accompanied by sleeping sickness, until then unknown in the area.

Tsetse fly flies are regarded as a major cause of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa because they prevent mixed farming.

Tsetse fly flies transmit a similar disease to humans, called African trypanosomiasis, human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness.

Tsetse fly flies have an arsenal of immune defenses to resist each stage of the trypanosome infectious cycle, and thus are relatively refractory to trypanosome infection.