Lessons from agriculture for the sustainable management of malaria vectors

Matthew B Thomas; H Charles J Godfray; Andrew F Read; Henk van den Berg; Bruce E Tabashnik; Joop C van Lenteren; Jeff K Waage; Willem Takken

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001262

Lessons from agriculture for the sustainable management of malaria vectors

PLoS Med. 2012;9(7):e1001262. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001262. Epub 2012 Jul 10.

Authors

Matthew B Thomas¹, H Charles J Godfray, Andrew F Read, Henk van den Berg, Bruce E Tabashnik, Joop C van Lenteren, Jeff K Waage, Willem Takken

Affiliation

¹ Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Abstract

Willem Takken and colleagues argue for the expansion of insecticide monotherapy in malaria control by taking lessons from agriculture and including more sustainable integrated vector management strategies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Animals
Antimalarials / pharmacology
Antimalarials / therapeutic use
Disease Vectors*
Humans
Insecticide Resistance / drug effects
Malaria / parasitology*
Malaria / prevention & control*

Substances

Antimalarials