Bottle fly trap - Kenya
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Teaching Aids at Low Cost. (TALC)
PO Box 49
St Albans
Herts, AL1 5TX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1727 853869
Fax: +44 (0) 1727 846852
E-mail: info@talcuk.org / e-talc@talcuk.org
Website: http://www.talcuk.org/
There is a downloadable publication on flytraps available on:
http://www.talcuk.org/accessories/talc-fly-trap.htm
This document was originally produced as Message in A Bottle – Kenya for the TVE
Hands On programme Series 6: Programme 5 (of 10) - 'Health Matters'.
Acknowledgements
Hands On would like to thank Prof. David Morley for his help and advice in putting
together this case study. The idea of a simple locally produced fly trap was
developed by Prof. Morley in conjunction with Dr Mike Meegan of ICROSS, they
can be contacted through TALC whose address shown below
Our thanks also go to Eric Kisiangani of Practical Action East Africa for details on the
tsetse fly trap
Practical Action
The Schumacher Centre
Bourton-on-Dunsmore
Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9QZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1926 634400
Fax: +44 (0)1926 634401
E-mail: inforserv@practicalaction.org.uk
Website: http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/
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working closely with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and
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