BACKGROUND Malaria is an important cause of illness and death in people living in many parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) reduce malaria transmission by targeting the adult mosquito vector and are key components of malaria control programmes. However, mosquito numbers may also be reduced by larv...

during 1981-83, propoxure residual spraying operations were discontinued and only extensive larviciding, using a mixture of fuel oil, gasoil or abate larvicide, on a ten days interval basis, and sanitary improvements wetre used in different areas of the city for the control of mosquito breeding places. the results of the indoor adult mosquitoes and larval densities indicated that in the years 1...

The optimization of malaria control strategies is complicated by constraints posed by local health systems, infrastructure, limited resources, and the complex interactions between infection, disease, and treatment. The purpose of this paper is to describe the protocol of a randomized factorial study designed to address this research gap. This project will evaluate two malaria control interventi...

BACKGROUND Malaria control in Africa is most tractable in urban settlements yet most research has focused on rural settings. Elimination of malaria transmission from urban areas may require larval control strategies that complement adult mosquito control using insecticide-treated nets or houses, particularly where vectors feed outdoors. METHODS AND FINDINGS Microbial larvicide (Bacillus thuri...

MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase I Getting to Zero) MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase II 'Holding the Line') Personal protection (LLINs, repellants) Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Diagnosis & treatment (PCD & ACD/MBS where applicable) Chemoprophylaxis (MDA, IPTi) Surveillance (parasite and/or vector) Larviciding and source reduction Community participation in other disease control & health d...

In Delaware, mosquito control is performed through the multi-disciplinary techniques of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) that advocates and practices (in this preferential order): 1) source reduction (elimination of mosquito breeding sites); 2) surveillance (determining mosquito population sizes and in turn directing the need and specific areas for control by insecticides); 3) larviciding (cont...

anti-larval measures were carried out in and around the city of abadan in conjunction with residual spraying against the only malaria vector of the area.  a.stephensi which has developed resistance to both ddt and dieldrin. there is evidence that larviciding is a valuable measure for reducing the a. stephensi population when used as a supplement to malathion, which has relatively short residual...

The Portsmouth, Rhode Island Mosquito Control Program used granular Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis to successfully control salt marsh mosquitoes in a 9 acre salt marsh while monitoring for, planning and implementing small scale open marsh water management in the marsh. Single season larviciding costs were roughly 4% that of contracted open marsh water management in this marsh.

Abstract Background Mosquito larval source management (LSM) is a key outdoor malaria vector control strategy in rural communities sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of this important for optimal design and implementation effective interventions region. This study assessed household knowledge, perceptions practices mosquito LSM methods (draining stagnant water, larviciding, clearing grass/bushes clea...