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Mosquito Larvae Eradication

September 12, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What measures can be taken to eradicate mosquito larvae? ANSWER The main methods to control mosquito larval populations are by reducing areas available for adults to breed and also directly killing larvae. So, for example, adult mosquitoes need standing, stagnant water in order to lay their eggs. Getting rid of these sources of standing water, for example by filling in unwanted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: biocontrol, copepods, crustaceans, fish, insecticides, mosquito larvae, oil, vector control

Mosquito Larvae Eradication

August 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What measures can be taken to eradicate the mosquito larvae? ANSWER The usual, traditional method of eradicating mosquito larvae is through the application of insecticides. However many of these are known to have severe negative effects on water quality, particularly through being non-selectively toxic and therefore killing lots of other aquatic life as well as the mosquitoes. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Control, mosquito larvae, vector control

Use of Fish for Malaria Eradication

December 6, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why is very little research being done on the possibility of mosquito fish being used as a means of controlling the hatching of new eggs? ANSWER Actually there is a lot of scientific literature on the use of fish as a biological control of mosquitoes, usually through consumption of the mosquito larvae or pupae while they are in freshwater. The most common species used for this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aphanius dispar, copepods, cyprinodontids, Ethiopia, French Polynesia, Gambusia affinis, larvivorous fish, Mesocyclops, mosquito larvae, Poecilia reticulata, vector control, Vietnam

Malaria Month

October 13, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the national month for malaria? ANSWER I'm not exactly sure I understand your question. If you are asking if there is a specific month when malaria is the worst, that depends on where you are. Malaria transmission is highly seasonal, because the mosquitoes that transmit the disease require pools of standing water in order to reproduce. Therefore in many places, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anti-malaria Month, diagnosis, India, Malaria education, Malaria transmission, monsoon, mosquito larvae, vector control

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