In total, the 3, 050 individuals of tsetse flies belonging to Glossina pallidipes and G. longipennis were collected at 2 different vegitation of 2 preventive different areas in Nguruman, southwest Kenya by NG2G traps in the dry season of 1992.
Female G. pallidipes was the most predominant followed by male of G. pallidipes. G. longipennis was few at the prevent area.
Both sex of G. pallidipes were captured more by the evening collection and in contrastly, both sex of G. longipennis were captured more by the morning one.
All the 339 individuals (11.1%) were examined their blood meals by direct ELISA to know their origin and 155 (46%) were determined. The most predominant source was bushbuck for both sex and species followed by ostrich, elephant, warthog and buffalo.
The author concluded that bushbuck, elephant, warthog and buffalo are important as the natural reservoir of Trypanosoma spp. and ostrich and the 4 above mentioned wildlife have the important role in the reproduction of the tsetse flies.