Tsetse control: insecticide treatment of cattle
Insecticide treatment of cattle is an important method of tsetse control. However, insecticides applied to cattle have been shown to contaminate dung. This has a significant impact on insects using the dung as a resource, e.g. dung beetles. This reduces the recycling of dung and has a negative impact on productivity of pasture. However, applications of insecticide restricted to only the legs and belly reduce risks to dung fauna without compromising efficacy to tsetse.
Auteur: UK Department For International Development (DFID)
Organisation: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Année: 2020
Pays: Zimbabwe
Couverture géographique: Afrique
Type: Pratiques
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://teca.apps.fao.org/en/technologies/4491/
Langue: English