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5 unusual facts about Tsetse fly


12 Squadron SAAF

12 Squadron was re-formed in October 1946 equipped with Avro Anson aircraft for anti-Tsetse fly spraying duties.

Battle of Kondoa Irangi

During its advance from Moshi, the division had lost more than 2,000 horses, mostly due to the Tsetse fly.

Misraqawi Zone

It is not known how much of the zone is exposed to malaria, but none is exposed to Tsetse fly.

Ordnance QF 6-pounder

The Molins autoloader was also deployed for a short time on some Royal Air Force Mosquito planes, which were referred to as the "Tsetse" (the tsetse fly has a much more powerful bite than the mosquito).

Sleep disorder

Sleeping sickness - a parasitic disease which can be transmitted by the Tsetse fly.



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Coenraad de Buys

He settled above the tsetse-fly and malarial belt in the Tswapong Hills east of Palapye, in present day eastern Botswana.