Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as" a rational decision-making process for
the optimal use of resources for vector control" and includes five key elements: 1) evidence …

The feedback dynamics from mosquito to human and back to mosquito involve considerable
time delays due to the incubation periods of the parasites. In this paper, taking explicit …

Background As the population of Africa rapidly urbanizes, large populations could be
protected from malaria by controlling aquatic stages of mosquitoes if cost-effective and …

We examined the distribution of aquatic stages of malaria vectors in a 400-km2 area in rural
Gambia to assess the practicality of targeting larval control. During the rainy season, the …

Interest in environmental management of mosquito larval habitats has been rekindled due to
deterioration of malaria in tropical Africa. Environmental management programs were …

Background Larval control of malaria vectors has been historically successful in reducing
malaria transmission, but largely fell out of favour with the introduction of synthetic …

Distribution of mosquito larvae in inundated rice fields is poorly known despite its profound
implications in implementation of vector control programs. Based on oviposition behavior of …

Parental effects are important factors that might influence evolutionary and ecological
aspects of parasite vectors and the parasites they transmit. A recent study demonstrated the …

This thesis investigated the potential for environmental management techniques to
contribute to malaria vector control in Niger, with a case study on Banizoumbou village in …

During the last two decades, a series of explosive seasonal malaria outbreaks occurred in
the Kenya highland areas. These outbreaks were associated with a high mortality rate and …