Genetic diversity and gene flow in morsitans group tsetse flies
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The Department of Entomology seeks to teach the study of insects, their life-cycles, and the practicalities in dealing with them, for use in the fields of business, industry, education, and public health. The study of entomology can be applied towards evolution and ecological sciences, and insects’ relationships with other organisms & humans, or towards an agricultural or horticultural focus, focusing more on pest-control and management.
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The Department of Entomology was founded in 1975 as a result of the division of the Department of Zoology and Entomology.
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- Department of Zoology and Entomology (predecessor, 1975)
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The question of how to achieve effective levels of tsetse fly control at financially and environmentally acceptable costs is perennial and contentious. Even though tsetse flies are slow to reproduce, populations seem to recover sooner or later after control measures are relaxed. A great capacity and propensity to disperse is said to be characteristic of tsetse flies, and many experts suggest that area-wide control measures and eradication are unobtainable for this reason alone. Others contend that area-wide methods, including the sterile insect technique, can be used successfully to achieve a high degree of control. Can a study of tsetse fly population genetics add anything to the ongoing debate? I believe it can. Here’s why.
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This is a manuscript of an article published as Krafsur, E. S. "Genetic diversity and gene flow in morsitans group tsetse flies." Tsetse and trypanosomiasis information quarterly 25 (2002): 141. Posted with permission.