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Table 2 Total catches of male and female G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes sampled using traps and the VET at Rekomitjie between January 1989 and December 1993. The bottom row shows the percentage of the total catch for which the wing length was measured. For example, the wing length was measured in 41.6% of the 208,589 female G. pallidipes captured

From: Wing length and host location in tsetse (Glossina spp.): implications for control using stationary baits

Method

G. m. morsitans

G. pallidipes

Males

Females

Males

Females

VET catches

16,091

10,143

14,284

19,773

Sex ratio

 

0.63

 

1.38

Species ratio

  

0.89

1.95

Trap catches

7230

10,575

95,274

188,816

Sex ratio

 

1.46

 

1.98

Species ratio

  

13.18

17.85

Total catches

23,321

20,718

109,558

208,589

% processed

1.0

53.9

3.6

41.6