Finding may help fight against diseases spread by flies and make traps more effective

Biting flies are strongly attracted to blue objects because they confuse the colour for an animal they want to feast on, scientists have said.

The finding may help the fight against diseases that are spread by flies, such as sleeping sickness, by making traps more effective.

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