Kakamega Forest, the easternmost fragment of the Guinea-Congolian rainforest is world-famous for its unique biodiversity, which includes a variety of flora and fauna.

icipe, with funding from European Union, has developed a  tsetse repellent technology that  expands the arsenal of techniques for trypanosomosis control and reduces the use of trypanocides.

Furthermore, the exquisiteness of this technology is that it can be integrated with other tsetse control tactics for enhanced fly suppression and significantly reduced disease incidence (protection & control).

Globally, the replacement of synthetic pesticides with biological alternatives is seen as an ideal strategy towards sustainable agriculture and the conservation of biological biodiversity.