It sounds like a contradiction, but it’s true: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets are effective even against some insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, a new study shows. Mosquito nets treated with ...

It's that time of year to enjoy the great outdoors, which unfortunately means having to share all the fun with the pesky bugs that also come out. Our standard summer arsenal includes citronella ...

One method widely used to control malaria is providing families with insecticide-treated bed nets. Overall, this strategy is very successful, having halting hundreds of millions of cases over the past ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 5, 2022) The use of insecticidal bed nets (IBNs) to prevent mosquito bites in malaria-endemic communities can result in resistance developing in secondary pests like bed ...

Have bed nets lost their power to protect people from malaria-carrying mosquitoes? That's the subject of debate among researchers looking for ways to cut down on malaria cases and deaths. Over the ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

Time was, there was a thriving market for bed nets in Ghana. A local tailor would craft one out of lace or other cotton fabric and families were protected as they slept from mosquitoes carrying the ...

A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research. A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research published in ...

Two-thirds fewer cases of clinical malaria are observed among babies whose mothers use permethrin-treated wraps than among ...

A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research published in The Lancet today (10 August). The two-year clinical trial in Burkina Faso, West Africa ...