RESEARCH ON THE STERILITY METHOD FOR TSETSE FLY CONTROL

STERILE FLY RECEASE RATES WILL BE GOVERNED BY PREDETERMINED FLY POPULATION LEVELS IN THE FIELD. THEREAFTER, PERIODIC FLY COUNTS IN THE ENTIRE AREA WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED SEQUENTIAL RELEASES AND, AFTER THE FINAL RELEASE, THE AREA WILL BE MONITORED FOR A SIX-MONTH PERIOD TO DETERMINE THE PROGRAM"S EFFECTIVENESS. TANZANIAN PERSONNEL WILL BE TRAINED IN THE US TO REPLACE USAID TECHNICIANS. Amendment of 5/6/81 provides additional grant funding to extend the life of the project for 24 months. The major effort during this extension will be directed towards identifying and testing techniques of rearing tsetse flies at lower cost, and the training and development of technical and support personnel.