Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles
We assessed window screens and eave baffles (WSEBs), which enable mosquitoes to enter but not exit houses, as an alternative to indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria vector control. WSEBs treated with water, the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin, or the organophosphate pirimiphos-methyl, with and w...
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| author | Gerry F. Killeen John P. Masalu Dingani Chinula Emmanouil A. Fotakis Deogratius R. Kavishe David Malone Fredros Okumu |
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| description | We assessed window screens and eave baffles (WSEBs), which enable mosquitoes to enter but not exit houses, as an alternative to indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria vector control. WSEBs treated with water, the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin, or the organophosphate pirimiphos-methyl, with and without a binding agent for increasing insecticide persistence on netting, were compared with IRS in experimental huts. Compared with IRS containing the same insecticide, WSEBs killed similar proportions of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes that were resistant to pyrethroids, carbamates and organochlorines and greater proportions of pyrethroid-resistant, early exiting An. arabiensis mosquitoes. WSEBs with pirimiphos-methyl killed greater proportions of both vectors than lambda-cyhalothrin or lambda-cyhalothrin plus pirimiphos-methyl and were equally efficacious when combined with binding agent. WSEBs required far less insecticide than IRS, and binding agents might enhance durability. WSEBs might enable affordable deployment of insecticide combinations to mitigate against physiologic insecticide resistance and improve control of behaviorally resistant, early exiting vectors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-825b8becdb6b42ceb7d75b66c1862d112022-12-22T00:29:13ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-05-0123578278910.3201/eid2305.160662Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave BafflesGerry F. KilleenJohn P. MasaluDingani ChinulaEmmanouil A. FotakisDeogratius R. KavisheDavid MaloneFredros OkumuWe assessed window screens and eave baffles (WSEBs), which enable mosquitoes to enter but not exit houses, as an alternative to indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria vector control. WSEBs treated with water, the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin, or the organophosphate pirimiphos-methyl, with and without a binding agent for increasing insecticide persistence on netting, were compared with IRS in experimental huts. Compared with IRS containing the same insecticide, WSEBs killed similar proportions of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes that were resistant to pyrethroids, carbamates and organochlorines and greater proportions of pyrethroid-resistant, early exiting An. arabiensis mosquitoes. WSEBs with pirimiphos-methyl killed greater proportions of both vectors than lambda-cyhalothrin or lambda-cyhalothrin plus pirimiphos-methyl and were equally efficacious when combined with binding agent. WSEBs required far less insecticide than IRS, and binding agents might enhance durability. WSEBs might enable affordable deployment of insecticide combinations to mitigate against physiologic insecticide resistance and improve control of behaviorally resistant, early exiting vectors.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-0662_articlemalariaPlasmodium spp.parasitesvector controlindoor residual sprayinginsecticide resistance |
| spellingShingle | Gerry F. Killeen John P. Masalu Dingani Chinula Emmanouil A. Fotakis Deogratius R. Kavishe David Malone Fredros Okumu Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles Emerging Infectious Diseases malaria Plasmodium spp. parasites vector control indoor residual spraying insecticide resistance |
| title | Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles |
| title_full | Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles |
| title_fullStr | Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles |
| title_short | Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles |
| title_sort | control of malaria vector mosquitoes by insecticide treated combinations of window screens and eave baffles |
| topic | malaria Plasmodium spp. parasites vector control indoor residual spraying insecticide resistance |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-0662_article |
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