Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae).

Olabimpe Y OrubuloyeDavid P TchouassiAbdullahi A YusufChristian W W PirkDaniel K MasigaRajinder K SainiBaldwyn Torto

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

Our findings reveal fundamental insights into tsetse fly ecology and the allomonal effect of zebra skin odor, and potential integration of the three-component ketone blend into the management toolkit for tsetse and African trypanosomosis control.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
wound healing
drosophila melanogaster
genome wide
gene expression
risk assessment
climate change