Many people are familiar with the tsetse fly by name. Fewer people, however, know about the unique way that tsetse flies give birth to their young. Most flies produce dozens, if not hundreds, of eggs, ...

This disease endangers the survival and productivity of cattle, affecting not only agricultural progress but also posing a risk to human health as one of the notable parasitic blood diseases (1, 76).

And speaking of meals, the tsetse fly's diet has a lot in common with that of vampires. Like bedbugs and fleas, tsetse flies are hematophagous, which is a fancy way of saying they feed on blood.

But remember, not all tsetse fly species transmit diseases ... Whether from a human, a cow or a wild animal, these flies need blood to survive and reproduce. Both male and female tsetse flies ...

Millions of cows die each year from a disease called nagana, which is carried by tsetse flies. But waterbucks, a kind of antelope, manage to keep the flies away thanks to their smell. So scientists ...

As parasites adapt to a warming world, an infectious disease expert at Rochester Institute of Technology has his eye on the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. The biting fly transmits Trypanosomiasis, ...

Tsetse Fly Insect (Glossina) Magnification and Proboscis - 19th... A Tsetse Fly insect (Glossina), magnified and close up of proboscis. Vintage etching circa 19th century. Insects, Tsetse fly ...

Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is caused by parasites transmitted by the tsetse fly. It affects humans and domestic animals. The disease threatens millions of people in dozens of ...

Animal trypanosomiasis, known as Nagana, kills some three million cattle each year ... authors warned that the geographic range of the tsetse fly is expected to grow as a result of climate ...