Tools for delivering entomopathogenic fungi to malaria mosquitoes: effects of delivery surfaces on fungal efficacy and persistence

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dc.creatorMnyone, L. L.
dc.creatorKirby, M. J.
dc.creatorLwetoijera, D. W.
dc.creatorMpingwa, M. W.
dc.creatorSimfukwe, E. T.
dc.creatorKnols, B. G. J.
dc.creatorTakken, W.
dc.creatorRussell, T. L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-13T11:30:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:24:54Z
dc.date.available2018-06-13T11:30:22Z
dc.date.created2018-06-13T11:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractTo eliminate malaria, vector control programmes will need to incorporate novel tools to complement the use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). Both ITNs and IRS are highly effective against anthropophagic and endophilic species, but their efficacy is threatened by emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides [1,2]. Therefore, the growing demand of the global community for non-chemical control tools has refocused research objectives to address the practical aspects of biological control tools that have previously had limited uptake. Biological control tools have several advantages over chemical-insecticides. The most important ones include reduced risk of host resistance and minimal risk to the environment and living organisms [3,4]. Currently, a number of novel tools based on biological interactions are undergoing development including fungal, bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens [5]. Of these, entomopathogenic fungi show considerable promise for development as biopesticides [6-10]. Fungus production and application all involve relatively simple infrastructure and processes
dc.identifier1475-2875
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2334
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/97559
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.subjectCotton Cloth
dc.subjectIndoor Residual Spray
dc.subjectFungal Isolate
dc.subjectEntomopathogenic Fungus
dc.subjectMetarhizium Anisopliae
dc.subjectMalaria control
dc.titleTools for delivering entomopathogenic fungi to malaria mosquitoes: effects of delivery surfaces on fungal efficacy and persistence
dc.typeArticle

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