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Malaria mosquito control in rice paddy farms using biolarvicide mixed with fertilizer in Tanzania: semi-field experiments.

Humphrey D MazigoLeonard E G MboeraSusan F RumishaEliningaya J Kweka
Published in: Malaria journal (2019)
The findings of this study have shown that application of a mixture of Bti and fertilizer have impact on both mosquito larvae density and maintaining yield rice harvest. Thus, application of a combination of biolarvicide and fertilizer can be an alternative approach in malaria mosquito intervention among rice farming communities of rural Tanzania.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • zika virus
  • sewage sludge
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • randomized controlled trial
  • south africa
  • heavy metals
  • drosophila melanogaster