A simple technique for observing and collecting the saliva of tsetse flies (Diptera, Glossinidae)
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 65 (1) , 65-67
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300005769
Abstract
Hungry tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans Westw.) are confined individually on the stretched wing membrane of a bat. Only 10–20 s after the tarsi touch the membrane, the flies probe and salivate, the main saliva flow following after penetration. The clear colourless saliva is easily collected onto a microscope slide.Keywords
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