NG2G Trap & Maasai Pastoralists |
Since 1987
simple cloth traps have been used for sustainable vector control by farming
communities in diverse settings in East Africa. The NG2G trap is the classic example of an
economical and efficient trap adapted for use by pastoralists. For many years it has been
used for the control of a major vector of cattle trypanosomosis, the tsetse fly Glossina
pallidipes. The Nzi trap is a major improvement on this approach, providing increased efficiency for most types of biting flies. |
ANYONE can produce the Nzi, NG2G and similar fly traps to suit their needs based on information in the public domain. |
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See
BIOVISION
for recent news on the use of NG2G traps by farmers for tsetse control in Ethiopia For a review of the socio-economics of tsetse control: Brightwell, B., Dransfield, B., Maudlin, I., Stevenson, P. & Shaw, A. (2001) Reality vs. rhetoric - a survey and evaluation of tsetse control in East Africa. Agriculture and Human Values 18, 219-233.
For another viewpoint,
with some excellent photographs: |
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 Scientists from East Africa |
 Mihok & Colleagues |
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The choices we make in approaches to pest management |
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