I am very grateful to my supervisor Prof. Elizabeth Kokwaro of Kenyatta University for her
valuable guidance, being patient with me and who sacrificed a lot of her precious time sitting …

The microbial larvicides Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) and Bacillus sphaericus
(Bs)(Bacillales: Bacillaceae) are well known for their efficacy and safety in mosquito control …

We evaluated the efficacy of new water‐dispersible granular (WDG) formulations of Bacillus
thuringienis var. israelensis (Bti; VectoBac®) and B. sphaericus (Bs; VectoLex®, Valent …

Background Malaria, transmitted by the bite of infective female Anopheles mosquitoes,
remains a global public health problem. The presence of an invasive Anopheles stephensi …

Three formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 were tested in the laboratory
against second-instar larvae of Anopheles arabiensis, continuously exposed in deionized …

Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner var. israelensis serotype H‐14 (Bti) in briquet formulation
(Bactimos) was tested in a field trial against ground‐pool breeding mosquitoes in a dambo …

1. Teshome A, Erko B, Golassa L, Yohannes G, Irish SR, Zohdy S, Dugassa S. Laboratory-
based efficacy evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and temephos larvicides …

Background: Malaria, transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes,
remains a global public health problem. The presence of an invasive Anopheles stephensi …

Abstract Background Integrated Vector Control (IVC) remains the approach for managing the
malaria-causing vector. The study investigated the contribution of Bacillus thuringiensis …

The efficacy and persistence of 2 bacterial larvicides, Vectobac-DT (Bacillus thuringiensis
israelensis [Bti]) and CulinexCombi (Bti and Bacillus sphaericus [Bs]), were tested against …