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How KALRO turned waterbuck scent into a shield against tsetse flies • Oct. 14, 2026, 11:09 AM ET (The Standard)

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Also Known As tik-tik fly • Glossina • tse-tse fly

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Line drawings of six insects that impact human health, labeled as human botfly, housefly, tsetse fly, assassin bug, yellow fever mosquito, and Anopheles mosquito, shown in a row for comparison.
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