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An interesting way to prevent the bite of the Tsetse fly Mozambican style.  Yes, that is a plastic bag. www.kambakosafaris.com | ||
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I say THANK GOD for the Tsetse Fly! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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By the way OZ...wait 'til you experience the ones in Karamoja...I think they are the most aggressive tsetse I have experienced. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Having been chewed by the Tsetse I have to ask what do I not understand?  Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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Yellow flies on steriods those buggers are. Zambia had them....and they bite like a biatch. Gary DRSS NRA Lifer SCI DSC | |||
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If they keep people from bringing cattle into areas with game, they can't be all bad. | |||
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Pretty damn novel if I say so myself!  On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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In what regions of Africa are these pests a real problem? | |||
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lets see, Zambia, Bots, Namibia, Tanzania, Mozam. Likely more... NRA LIFE MEMBER DU DIAMOND SPONSOR IN PERPETUITY DALLAS SAFARI CLUB LIFE MEMBER SCI FOUNDATION MEMBER | |||
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Jim, I will offer one possible explanation. The fact that the teste fly is lethal to domestic cattle provides some check on population expansion into game areas. Some suggest that the teste fly is one reason buffalo herds continue to thrive. I have actually heard this explanation expressed by friends in Africa. Mike | |||
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Kenya would be a whole hell of a lot better off with the fly. | |||
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Thank you Mike, that make perfect sense. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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There is no defense against the tsetse. He is the baddest MF'er on the planet. After the coyotes and hyenas have been eradicated the tsetse will still be left standing. Avon Skin So Soft, (No offense Avon gals of which my Mom was one), DEET, bathing yourself in Tiki Torch fuel...none of those remedies work. The only thing that works is to slap him and roll him. | |||
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They are the badasses of the bug world, I slap 'em, roll 'em, and then use my thumbnail to flick the head off. | |||
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I had good luck with permethrin when the tsetses were bad in late October in Makuti. The tsetse would land on my clothing, sit for a couple of seconds, then fly off. I never had one bite me through my clothing. My PH(whose clothes were untreated) was continuously getting bit through his clothing. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Where there are no tsetse there is humanity and cattle and the end of the game! Wildlife is not affected by the presence and the disease carried by some of these pestilential little flies = domestic animals are. So let some of the wilderness remain with tsetse aplenty and we will still have pockets of wildlife to view and hunt. | |||
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And the bastards still come back and bite you.  | |||
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OZ, I sent Phillipe 6 cans of Avon skin so soft bug spray. if your luck he might have some left when you get there. BUT Steve is a bug spray hog so you might not get any. BUT you will have a great time MILO, your right there Kenya could use them before it becomes a desert from over grazing | |||
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another +1 for permethrin treated clothing. Wore treated clothing one day, untreated the next for three sets of days. Why i used untreated two more times is a result of my ethnic heritage I suppose. Permethrin, while not 100 percent, goes a very long way in preventing bites from those bastards. Dan Donarski Hunter's Horn Adventures Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 906-632-1947 www.huntershornadventures.com | |||
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As already stated...with out them...the few biggame area we still have would be gone...  ...to the TSETSE!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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I wouldn't say Bots has a problem. They have mostly taken care of that problem in recent years through their sterilization idea (put the bags out, flys come to them to eat and it sterilizes them). I spent 19 days there in May and didn't see one tsetse fly. As for parts of Zambia and Tanzania, well that's a different story. Greg Brownlee Neal and Brownlee, LLC Quality Worldwide Big Game Hunts Since 1975 918/299-3580 greg@NealAndBrownlee.com www.NealAndBrownlee.com Instagram: @NealAndBrownleeLLC Hunt reports: Botswana 2010 Alaska 2011 Bezoar Ibex, Turkey 2012 Mid Asian Ibex, Kyrgyzstan 2014 | |||
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That's correct Greg. There is no tsetse problem in Botswana. | |||
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Maybe we should import some more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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There is quite a few here in the Niassa Reserve, Moz but thankfully they don't bother me that much. Must be sour blood? | |||
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