EFFECT OF ULTRALOW-VOLUME AERIAL APPLICATIONS OF ENDOSULFAN APPLIED AGAINST GLOSSINA (DIPTERA, GLOSSINIDAE) ON POPULATIONS OF NON-TARGET ORGANISMS IN SAVANNA WOODLAND IN ZIMBABWE-RHODESIA

During ultra-low-volume aerial applications of endosulfan at 14 g/ha for control of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust. in savanna woodland in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, the effects on other organisms were monitored. The numbers and varieties of arthropods, mainly insects, were studied by catches in light-straps and open trays. Mortalities amongst exposed aquatic insects, fish, frogs, mice and stingless bees (Trigona spp.) were noted. No deleterious effect of the insecticide was demonstrated, Other than on fish (Tilapia spp.) in shallow water. © 1979, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.