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Strategies to Manage Malaria And effectiveness - Coggle Diagram
Strategies to Manage Malaria
And effectiveness
Spraying pesticides/insecticides on the walls of houses to kill the female anopheles mosquito
Like DTT
This is effective at first however the mosquito can build up a resistance to it and alternative insecticides are usually too expensive
Breeding genetically modified sterile mosquitoes causes them to die out
However some developing countries don't have the technology to undertake this
Specially designed mosquito traps which use C02 to mimic animals and humans
These have been effective on a small scale however mosquitoes breed so quickly its impossible to trap them all
BTI bacteria artificially grown in coconuts
The fermented coconuts are then opened and thrown into larvae invested ponds, the larvae then eat this and have their stomach lining destroyed
However this can be seen as wasteful as it needs to be repeated every 45 days
Putting larvae eating fish such as the muddy loach into stagnant ponds or padi fields
As a fish breed, the farmers can eat the fish to add protein to their diet
Flushing resevoirs every seven days as it takes longer for the larvae to develop into adults
This can prove difficult as water needs to be stored, especially in dry seasons
Planting eucalyptus trees soaks up excess moisture drying out the breeding ground
However this has driven some native species away from the area
Covering standing water and water storage cans
For example the Oxfam Bucket
Reduces the amount of mosquitoes breeding near villages
Education people how to use insect repellents or covering the skin between dawn and dusk
The period in which mosquitoes are most active to prevent being bitten