Evaluation of the effectiveness of permethrin and DDT impregnated bed-nets against Anopheles maculatus.
A laboratory evaluation of cotton and nylon bed-nets treated with permethrin and DDT was carried out by releasing blood-fed An. maculatus for 30 minutes in the treated net. Results show almost 100% mortality up to one year after treatment. A ten minute exposure on the outside of the net also gave similar results. Even after washing the nets continued to give very good results. A method of treating the nets is described.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D001513:Beds; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003634:DDT; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D026023:Permethrin; D011722:Pyrethrins
D011722:Pyrethrins; D026023:Permethrin; D003634:DDT