Investigations were carried out in the Nechisar National Park, southern Ethiopia, torndetermine the preferences of Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) towardsrndifferent trap types and odour baits, and to standardize the best bait system for catchingrnthis fly. Epsilon, F3 and NG2G traps were evaluated in different vegetation types. Inrnexperiment two and experiment three, acetone (450mglh), cow urine (858mglh) andrnoctenol (1.5mglh) were dispensed (both separately and in blends) near traps from glassrnbottles, plastic bottles and sachets, respectively. The results of all experiments showedrnthat NG2G trap was more effective in catching G. pallidipes than Epsilon and F3 traps.rnNo significance difference was observed between Epsilon and F3 traps. Among odourrnattractants tested in blends, acetone + cow urine + octenol and acetone + cow urinernwere highly attractive to G. pal/idipes than acetone + octenol and cow urine + octeno!'rnThe combinations of cow urine and octenol were found to be more attractive thanrnacetone + octeno!' The relatively higher catches obtained by using NG2G traps and cowrnurine suggests that NG2G trap and cow urine are the best baits for community- basedrntsetse management. NG2G trap offers some advantages over the other traps usedrnbecause it is less expensive and is easier to deploy. The availability of cow urine inrnlarge quantities with no cost to the rural communities will make fly trapping potentiallyrnfeasible. Higher percentages of female flies were caught than male flies. All unbaitedrntrap types caught a smaller propoltion of older flies of both sexes. Epsilon, F3 andrnNG2G traps baited with acetone, cow urine and octenol caught a smaller propoltion ofrnfemale flies at their older ages and a higher proportion of male flies. NG2G tapsrndeployed with different combinations of acetone, cow urine and octenol caught a higherrnpropOliion of older flies of both sexes. Tabanidae did show a strong response to blendsrnof odour baits, especially to cow urine + octeno!' Biting flies of the sub-familyrnStomoxyinae respond highly to odour baits and their response varies with vegetationrntype.