Last Updated: 20/10/2022
Development of a long-lasting insecticidal trapping bed net to control mosquitoes and manage resistance in malaria vector control: a new way of thinking
Objectives
The goal of this project is to develop a cheap strategy which can be widely used to overcome the problem of insecticide resistance in malaria vector control. In particular, the aim is to design and develop a long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito trapping bednet for mass mosquito trapping and killing, the “LLI-TNet”.
Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors has been clearly identified as one of the major obstacles for malaria control. While developing new chemicals for bednets is expensive with no guarantee of success, a less expensive option can be developing a physical method for killing resistant mosquitoes.
Studies using infrared cameras revealed that more than 75% of mosquito interactions with bednets occurred on the net roof; by exploiting this natural behavior, this project will develop an insecticide-based mechanical solution that kills mosquitoes regardless of their insecticide resistance status. The LLIN-TNet will be field-evaluated in Africa against wild free flying high resistant malaria vector Anopheles gambiae population.
Aug 2021 — Jul 2023
$430,841
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