How to Trap a Fly
How to Trap a Fly
This chapter considers one of the stratagems developing out of an intelligence system of mhesvi, trapping systems. This approach was based on the underlying principle that the chipukanana had very small reproductive potential, that a slight reduction in the chipukanana's reproductive rate or increase in its mortality rate was enough to control its entire population. To do so, mhesvi had to be attracted to artificial baits laced with killing or sterilizing agents. These “attractant studies” targeted mhesvi's mobilities, sensory system, and feeding behavior; once attracted, the next step was to trap the flies and, once trapped, kill or sterilize them.
Keywords: intelligence system, mhesvi, trapping systems, tsetse fly, chipukanana, population control
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