Abstract

Objective: The aim of the research was to Identity tsetse species distribution present in salt lick B and Guruntun area of Yankari National Park and to determine the apparent density of the flies, Materials and Methods: Twenty biconical traps were mounted between salt lick B area and Guruntun River side. Coordinates and GPS positions were determined for each trap set. Results: Two dominant species of tsetse flies were found mostly in the two sides, which include G. tachinoides and G. morsitan. Three thousand and forty seven (3,047) flies were collected during the period, out of which 2,827 were G. tachinoides with apparent density of 70.68, while 220 were G. morsitans with apparent density of 5.5.Out of the 2,827, G. tachinoides 2,415 were females with apparent density of 60.4 while 412 were males with apparent density of 20.6. Conclusion the patterns of fly distribution in the two locations especially the female GlossinaTachnoides showed that tsetse fly is a still a major hindrance to wild life population in Yankari National Park. There is a need for intervention in other to reduce the fly population in the two areas which serves as a major site during game viewing and research.

Keywords:

Tsetse population dynamic yankari,

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