Evolution persistently undermines vector control programs through insecticide resistance. Here we propose a novel strategy which instead exploits evolution to generate and sustain new control tools. Effective spatial repellents are needed to keep vectors out of houses. Our approach generates such new repellents by combining a high-toxicity insecticide with a candidate repellent initially effective against only part of the vector population.
Original Source [2]
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/using-evolution-generate-sustainable-malaria-control-spatial-repellents
[2] https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e15416
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/penelope-anne-lynch
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mike-boots
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/elife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-control
