IAEA announces innovation in tsetse fly control : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News

IAEA announces innovation in tsetse fly control : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: A new infrared system is helping the International Atomic Energy Agency to speed up the sorting of male from female tsetse flies as the agency controls the breeding of the insect using irradiation. The tsetse is a bloodsucking insect found in sub-Saharan Africa which transmits a parasite that can be fatal to both animals and humans.