Scientists determine alternative insecticide dramatically reduces malaria transmission
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb has dramatically decreased malaria transmission in many parts of Benin, new evidence that insecticides remain a potent weapon for fighting malaria in Africa despite the rapid rise of resistance to an entire class of mosquito-killing compounds, according to a new study.