Eave Screening and Push-Pull Tactics to Reduce House Entry by Vectors of Malaria.

ABSTRACT: Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying have contributed to a decline in malaria over the last decade, but progress is threatened by the development of physiological and behavioral resistance of mosquitoes against insecticides. Acknowledging the need for alternative vector control tools, we quantified the effects of eave screening in combination with a push-pull system based on the simultaneous use of a repellent (push) and attractant-baited traps (pull). Field experiments in western Kenya showed that eave screening, whether used in combination with an attractant-baited trap or not, was highly effective in reducing house entry by malaria mosquitoes. The magnitude of the effect varied for different mosquito species and between two experiments, but the reduction in house

SUBMITTER: Menger DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4824231 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature