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TSETSE have been successfully marked, so that they can be located at night, with paints which fluoresce in ultra-violet light1 (see Jewell, preceding communication), but the method had the disadvantage that the equipment required to produce ultra-violet light in the field was cumbersome. It was considered that the reflecting paints, nowadays widely used for road signs, might be equally effective for marking the insects and require only light in the ordinary visual range, such as can be provided by an electric torch.
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RENNISON, B., LUMSDEN, W. & WEBB, C. Use of Reflecting Paints for locating Tsetse Fly at Night. Nature 181, 1354–1355 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811354b0
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