Tanzania study reopens debate on targeting mosquito larvae to control malaria
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
Targeting mosquito larval populations may be an effective intervention to help control malaria in urban situations, a study published today suggests. The research, conducted in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, has re-opened the debate on whether malaria can be controlled with larvicides, insecticides which kill mosquitoes in their water-borne larval stages of development.