Join us on an exciting journey into the world of the Tsetse Fly in this captivating Aviator episode. Discover the intriguing ...

Dive into the fascinating world of the Tsetse Fly with our special throwback feature, #tbt. In this video, we explore the intriguing habits and characteristics of this unique insect. Discover the ...

A female tsetse fly eats the most right after she mates. During the hour-long encounter, she receives and stores inside her all the sperm she needs to make all the offspring she’ll birth in her ...

Tsetse fly theater aims to: teach about sleeping sickness and stars a giant fly : Goats and Soda The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there ...

The first time Nicola Veitch went to a soccer game, she danced on the field in a white lab coat alongside a colleague inside a giant tsetse fly costume. Most of the fans applauded. Some were ...

Scientists have identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery ...

Female tsetse flies, which give birth to enormous, adult-sized live young, can experience miscarriages and these are more likely as they get older.

Chad has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, a fly-borne tropical disease also known as sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization recently announced. The elimination marks a milestone ...

A female tsetse fly needs a lot of fuel, because over her 10-day pregnancy she produces her own body weight in milk. And that fuel comes from us. Tsetses feed exclusively on blood ...

Tsetse flies transmit trypanosomes—unicellular parasites that cause trypanosomiasis in humans and animals. “African sleeping sickness is a dreadful disease that’s hard to treat.

Get ready to explore one of Africa's most notorious insects: the tsetse fly. These tiny flies may not look like much, but they play a major role in spreading sleeping sickness, aka human African ...