Going GREEN iSCHOOL
An Advocacy Promoting Environmental Health and Sanitation in School
Certain vector control methods are of known efficacy in particular settings. Table 4.2 lists the vector control methods and their applicability to each vector-borne disease; however, methods must also be assessed locally.
The four general categories of vector control are: biological, chemical, environmental and mechanical. Most methods can be used to control several different diseases, so that their application is useful when several diseases coexist in the same environment. For example, insecticide-treated nets protect against Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and malaria in areas where these diseases occur together, e.g. in rice cropping systems in South Asia...
Vector Control
IVM is a holistic approach to managing vector populations and is based on a solid understanding of the interrelationship between the vector, the environment and humans. Such understanding leads to the selection and deployment of the most cost-effective and sustainable intervention(s), either individually or combined— the objective being to achieve the maximum possible reduction or local elimination of the disease. The table below summarizes the common interventions currently used for the vectors of major human diseases...
Integrated Vector Management
Vector control: Methods for use by individuals and communities
Prepared by Jan A. Rozendaal
The manual provides practical information on all major disease vectors and pests: mosquitos and other biting Diptera, tsetse flies, triatomine bugs, bedbugs, fleas, lice, ticks, mites, cockroaches, house-flies, water fleas and freshwater snails. For each group of vectors, information is provided on biology, public health importance and control measures. Chapters on house-spraying with residual insecticides and the safe use of pesticides are also included.
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Dengue-Mosquito OL Trap “A Local Technology That Works"
If there is one disease that has greatly affected Filipinos, then it must be dengue fever. Its high death toll, for one, has put health professionals on a constant alert. Dengue can strike anyone- no matter the economic status, age, and gender.
The call to prevent dengue is like a mosquito buzzing over the ears- its noise should not be ignored. Swatting the cause right from the start may be the best way.
Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology’s Industrial Technology Development Institute saw that going down to the source of the vector could effectively decrease the number of dengue-carrying...
