Insecticide resistance management (IRM) has become a cornerstone of malaria vector control as widespread resistance to pyrethroids and other chemical classes threatens the efficacy of bed nets and ...

Previous studies have identified genetic markers for other forms of resistance, but identifying DNA-based mechanisms in mosquitoes that cause metabolic resistance has proven more challenging. This new ...

One of the central pillars of malaria control efforts in Africa is the use of bed nets that contain an insecticide; pyrethroids have become the backbone of mosquito net programs worldwide. However, ...

A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding for a key enzyme, ...

Vector control interventions such as the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) averted 79% of malaria cases between 2000 and 2015 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 1.

Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach infestations, a new study shows. Residual ...