Tolerance to a Combination of Low Temperature and Sterilizing Irradiation in Male Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Diptera: Glossinidae): Simulated Transport and Release Conditions

Recently, aerial delivery of sterilized adult tsetse flies has been developed based on the release of chilled adult sterile males. The long-distance transport of irradiated male tsetse pupae for chilled adult release systems requires exposure of the mature pupae to irradiation and to low temperatures for both the pupae and adults. The effect of these treatments on mating of adult Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Vanderplank, Diptera: Glossinidae)...