Here's why tsetse fly pheromone could cut disease spread
The pheromone methyl palmitoleate (MPO) from tsetse fly has been found to lure its males and make them halt in their tracks. Could it slow the spread of disease?
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The pheromone methyl palmitoleate (MPO) from tsetse fly has been found to lure its males and make them halt in their tracks. Could it slow the spread of disease?
The discovery of the pheromone has revealed new information about how the flies communicate — which people could use to limit their populations.
Yale researchers have identified a tsetse fly pheromone that reveals new insights into how the insects communicate — and may help in reducing disease spread.
Yale researchers have found a volatile pheromone generated by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking bug that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of Sub-Saharan Africa
A newly-identified tsetse fly pheromone reveals new insights into how the insects communicate—and may help in reducing disease spread.