Malaria mosquito resistance to agricultural insecticides: risk area mapping in Thailand

The purpose of this study was to identify risk areas in Thailand where insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes might develop as a consequence of crop protection activities in agriculture. The study provides guidelines on how to delineate risk areas. A review of insecticide resistance in disease...

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Main Author: Overgaard, Hans
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39890
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to identify risk areas in Thailand where insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes might develop as a consequence of crop protection activities in agriculture. The study provides guidelines on how to delineate risk areas. A review of insecticide resistance in disease vectors and the potential role of agricultural insecticides is presented.