Key Reviews

Briscoe, A.D. & Chittka, L. (2001) The evolution of color vision in insects. Annual Review of Entomology 46, 471.

Gibson, G. & Torr, S.J. (1999) Visual and olfactory responses of haematophagous Diptera to host stimuli. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 13, 3-23.

Green, C.H. (1994) Bait methods for tsetse fly control. Advances in Parasitology 34, 229-291.

Further Literature

Cilek, J. (2002) Attractiveness of beach ball decoys to adult Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 39, 127-129.

Sasaki, H. (2001) Comparison of capturing tabanid flies (Diptera Tabanidae) by five different color traps in the fields. Applied Entomology and Zoology 36, 515-519.

Vreysen, M.J.B. (2000) Responses of Glossina austeni to sticky panels and odours. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 14, 283-289.

Kappmeier, K. & Nevill, E.M. (1999) Evaluation of coloured targets for the attraction of Glossina brevipalpis and Glossina austeni (Diptera: Glossinidae) in South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 66, 291-305.

Vale, G.A. (1998) Responses of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) to vegetation in Zimbabwe: implications for population distribution and bait siting. Bulletin of Entomological Research  88 Supplement 1, S7-S59.

Schofield, S. (1998) Responses to electrified targets and daily activity of Stomoxys spp. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Zimbabwe. Bulletin of Entomological Research 88, 627-632.

Howard, J.J. & Wall, R. (1998) Effects of contrast on attraction of the housefly, Musca domestica, to visual targets. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 12, 322-324.

Land, M.F. (1997) Visual acuity in insects. Annual Review of Entomology 42, 147-177.

Mellor, H.E., Hamilton, J.G.C. &  Anderson, M. (1996) Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 10, 371-374.

Koštál, V. & Finch, S. (1996) Preference of the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum (L.), for coloured traps: influence of sex and physiological status of the flies, trap background and experimental design. Physiological Entomology 21, 123-130.

CIE. (1996) Colorimetry, Second Edition, CIE Technical Report 15.2. Vienna: Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage.

Brown, P.E. & Anderson, M. (1996) Spectral sensitivity of the compound eye of the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 86, 337-342.

Mihok, S., Kang'ethe, E.K. &  Kamau, G.K. (1995) Trials of traps and attractants for Stomoxys spp. (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 32, 283-289.

Sutcliffe, J.F., Steer, D.J. &  Beardsall, D. (1995) Studies of host location behaviour in the black fly Simulium arcticum (IIS-10.11) (Diptera: Simuliidae): aspects of close range trap orientation. Bulletin of Entomological Research 85, 415-424.

Lunau, K. & Knüttel, H. (1995) Vision through colored eyes. Naturwissenschaften 82, 432-434.

Gibson, G. (1995) A behavioural test of the sensitivity of a nocturnal mosquito, Anophelese gambiae, to dim white, red and infra-red light. Physiological Entomology 20, 224-228.

Hribar, L.J. & Foil, L.D. (1994) Color and uV reflectance of canopy traps for collecting horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Louisiana. Bulletin of the Society of Vector Ecology 19, 49-52.

Foil, L.D. & Hogsette, J.A. (1994) Biology and control of tabanids, stable flies and horn flies. Revue scientifique et technique Office internationale des Epizooties 13, 1125-1158.

Endler, J.A. (1994) The color of light in forests and its implications. Ecological Monographs 63, 1-27.

Allan, S.A. (1994) Physics of mosquito vision - an overview. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 10, 266-271.

Vale, G.A. (1993) Visual responses of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) to odour-baited targets. Bulletin of Entomological Research 83, 277-289.

Vale, G.A. (1993) Development of baits for tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zimbabwe. Journal of Medical Entomology 30, 831-842.

Green, C.H. (1993) The effects of odours and target colour on landing responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans and G. pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 83, 553-562.

Green, C.H. (1993) Are species differences in the responses of tsetse flies to colours innate? A laboratory study. pp. 193-197 in ISCTRC. (Ed) Nairobi, International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control.

Phelps, R.J. & Holloway, M.T.P. (1992) Catches of Tabanidae in response to visual and odour attractants in Zimbabwe. Journal of African Zoology 106, 371-380.

Gibson, G. (1992) Do tsetse flies 'see' zebras? A field study of the visual response of tsetse to striped targets. Physiological Entomology 17, 141-147.

Colvin, J. & Gibson, G. (1992) Host-seeking behavior and management of tsetse. Annual Review of Entomology  37, 21-40.

Vale, G.A. (1991) Responses of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) to odour-baited trees. Bulletin of Entomological Research 81, 323-331.

Smith, W.C. & Butler, J.F. (1991) Ultrastructure of the Tabanidae compound eye: Unusual features for Diptera. Journal of Insect Physiology 37, 287-296.

Muirhead-Thomson, R.C. (1991) Trap responses of flying insects. The influence of trap design on capture efficiency. London: Academic Press.

Hribar, L.J., LePrince, D.J. &  Foil, L.D. (1991) Increasing horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) catch in canopy traps by reducing ultraviolet light reflectance. Journal of Medical Entomology  28, 874-877.

Holloway, M.T.P. & Phelps, R.J. (1991) The responses of Stomoxys spp. (Diptera: Muscidae) to traps and artificial host odours in the field. Bulletin of Entomological Research 81, 51-55.

Gibson, G. & Young, S. (1991) The optics of tsetse fly eyes in relation to their behaviour and ecology. Physiological Entomology 16, 273-282.

Allan, S.A., Stoffolano, J.G.,Jr. &  Bennett, R.R. (1991) Spectral sensitivity of the horse fly Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69, 369-374.

Phelps, R.J. & Holloway, M.T.P. (1990) Alighting sites of female Tabanidae (Diptera) at Rekomitjie, Zimbabwe. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 4, 349-356.

Green, C.H. (1990) The effect of colour on the numbers, age and nutritional status of Glossina tachinoides  (Diptera: Glossinidae) attracted to targets. Physiological Entomology 15, 317-329.

Hardie, R., Vogt, K. &  Rudolph, A. (1989) The compound eye of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans) and Glossina palplais palpalis. Journal of Insect Physiology 35, 423-431.

Green, C.H. (1989) The use of two-coloured screens for catching Glossina palpalis palpalis (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Glossinidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 79, 81-93.

Cuisance, D. (1989) Le Piegeage des tse-tse. Etudes et Syntheses de l'I.E.M.V.T. 32, 1-172.

Green, C.H. (1988) The effect of colour on trap- and screen-oriented responses in Glossina palpalis palpalis (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Glossinidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 78, 591-604.

Broce, A.B. (1988) An improved Alsynite trap for stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 25, 406-409.

Young, S., David, C.T. &  Gibson, G. (1987) Light measurement for entomology in the field and laboratory. Physiological Entomology 12, 373-379.

Laveissičre, C., Cotret, D. &  Manno, A. (1987) Importance de la nature des tissus dans la latte par piégeage contre les glossines. Cahiers ORSTOM, séries Entomologie médicale et Parasitologie 25, 133-143.

Brady, J. (1987) The sunset activity of tsetse flies: a light threshold study on Glossina morsitans. Physiological Entomology 12, 363-372.

Allan, S.A., Day, J.F. &  Edman, J.D. (1987) Visual ecology of biting flies. Annual Review of Entomology 32, 297-316.

Green, C.H. (1986) Effects of colours and synthetic odours on the attraction of Glossina pallidipes and G. morsitans morsitans to traps and screens. Physiological Entomology 11, 411-421.

Green, C. & Flint, S. (1986) An analysis of colour effects in the performance of the F2 trap against Glossina pallidipes Austen and G. morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 76, 409-418.

Allan, S.A. & Stoffolano, J.G.,Jr. (1986) The importance of pattern in visual attraction of Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 64, 2273-2278.

Allan, S.A. & Stoffolano, J.G.=Jr. (1986) The effects of hue and intensity on visual attraction of adult Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 23, 83-91.

Sutcliffe, J.F. (1985) Black fly host location: a review. Canadian Journal of Zoology 64, 1041-1053.

Green, C.H. (1984) A comparison of phototactic responses to red and green light in Glossina morsitans morsitans and Musca domestica. Physiological Entomology 16, 165-172.

Pickens, L.G. (1983) Color responses of the face fly, Musca autumnalis. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 33, 229-234.

Green, C.H. & Cosens, D. (1983) Spectral responses of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Journal of Insect Physiology 29, 795-800.

Agee, H.R. & Patterson, R.S. (1983) Spectral sensitivity of stable, face, and horn flies and behavioral responses of stable flies to visual traps (Diptera: Muscidae). Environmental Entomology 12, 1823-1827.

Vale, G.A. (1982) The trap-oriented behaviour of tsetse flies (Glossinidae) and other Diptera. Bulletin of Entomological Research 72, 71-93.

Browne, S.M. & Bennett, G.F. (1980) Color and shape as mediators of host-seeking responses of simuliids and tabanids (Diptera) in the Tantramar marshes, New Brunswick, Canada. Journal of Medical Entomology 17, 58-62.

Ruff, J.P. (1979) Trapping effectiveness of several combinations of colors and textures of sticky traps for stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans. Mosquito News 39, 290-292.

Hardie, R.C., Franceschini, N. &  McIntyre, P.D. (1979) Electrophysiological analysis of fly retina II. Spectral and polarisation sensitivity in R7 and R8. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 133, 23-39.

Hardie, R.C. (1979) Electrophysiological analysis of fly retina. I: Comparative properties of R1-6 and R7 and 8. Journal of Comparative Physiology 129, 19-33.

Roberts, R.H. (1977) Attractancy of two black decoys and CO₂ to tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae). Mosquito News 37, 169-172.

Bradbury, W.C. & Bennett, G.F. (1974) Behavior of adult Simuliidae (Diptera). I. Response to color and shape. Canadian Journal of Zoology 52, 251-259.

Williams, D.F. (1973) Sticky traps for sampling populations of Stomoxys calcitrans. Journal of Economic Entomology 66, 1279-1280.

Vale, G. (1971) Artificial refuges for tsetse flies (Glossina spp.). Bulletin of Entomological Research 61, 331-350.

Davies, D.M. (1971) The landing of blood-seeking female black-flies (Simulidae: Diptera) on coloured materials. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 102, 124-155.

Granger, C.A. (1970) Trap design and color as factors in trapping the salt marsh greenhead fly. Journal of Economic Entomology 63, 1670-1672.

Thorsteinson, A.J., Bracken, G.K. &  Hanec, W. (1965) The orientation behaviour of horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae, Diptera). III. The use of traps in the study of orientation of tabanids in the field. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata  8, 189-192.

Peschken, D. & Thorsteinson, A.J. (1965) Visual orientation of black flies (Simulidae: Diptera) to colour, shape and movement of targets. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 8, 282-288.

Bracken, G.K. & Thorsteinson, A.J. (1965) The orientation behaviour of horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae: Diptera) IV. The influence of some physical modifications of visual decoys on orientation of horse flies. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 8, 314-318.

Corbet, P.S. & Haddow, A.J. (1962) Diptera swarming high above the forest canopy in Uganda, with special reference to Tabanidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society London 114, 267-284.

Bracken, G.K., Hanec, W. &  Thorsteinson, A.J. (1962) The orientation of horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae: Diptera) II. The role of some visual factors in the attractiveness of decoy silhouettes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 40, 685-695.

Barass, R. (1960) The settling of female Haematopota insidiatrix Austen (Diptera, Tabanidae) on cloth screens. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 3, 257-266.