Appropriate Technology in Vector Control

Name: Appropriate Technology in Vector Control
ISBN: 9781351069823

doi:10.1201/9781351069823

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Appropriate Technology in Vector Control

ABSTRACT

This book was first published in 1990. It discusses a plethora of both high and low tech options for the control of vectors such as mosquitos in the spread of disease.

Appropriate Technology in Vector Control

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|4 pages

Appropriate Technology and Why it is Needed

chapter 2|42 pages

Impregnated Bed Nets and Curtains Against Malaria Mosquitoes

chapter 3|28 pages

Bait Methods for Tsetse Control

chapter 4|18 pages

Natural and Synthetic Repellents

chapter 5|10 pages

New Strategies for Controlling Ticks

chapter 6|18 pages

Control of Aedes Mosquitoes by the Community

chapter 7|18 pages

Environmental and Water Management for Mosquito Control

chapter 8|20 pages

Biological Control Methods Suitable for Community Use

chapter 9|14 pages

Genetic Control by Trapping

chapter 10|14 pages

Insect Proofing of Sanitation Systems

chapter 11|26 pages

The Role of House Design in Limiting Vector-Borne Disease

chapter 12|8 pages

Vector Control Through Radio and Television: Appropriate Technology for the Future

chapter 13|8 pages

Appropriate Vector Control in Primary Health Care