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JEWELL1,2, in Tanganyika, showed that tsetse flies marked with fluorescent paint can be located at night by means of ultra-violet light resting on leaves. A portable petrol generator was his current supply (personal communication). Because such equipment is cumbersome, other workers3 have used a hand torch to search for flies painted with reflective glass beads mixed with glue.
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McDONALD, W. Nocturnal Detection of Tsetse Flies in Nigeria with Ultra-Violet Light. Nature 185, 867–868 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185867a0
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