Green Revolution in Vector Management

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Green Revolution in Vector Management
Authors:-Stelson F. Quadros

Abstract-The primary vectors for the spread of diseases of concern like malaria, dengue, are mosquito species, particularly Aedes and Culex. There has been an exponential use and increased reliance by smaller groups, not specific to municipal and govt health bodies, but by housing societies and private pest control companies who rely on the acceptability of Thermal Fogging, as one of the key control or management factors of mosquito in urban setup. The professional pest control agencies are forced to adopt the use of Thermal Fogging even if there are ULV based options as there is fairly low awareness and poor visible changes at municipal level where adoption of ULV is not seen for more immediate adoption at social self help groups and with housing societies or with professional pest management companies. The urgent need to induct for a more less pollutant carrier, like BIODIESEL in thermal fogging and use of Plant Extract based Larvicides in water sources having significantly low toxicity will help build a more sustainable and low toxic mosquito management program, helping the human society at large to be truly living healthy through the means of Integrated Mosquito Management. In stark contrast where the use of polluting carriers like diesel leaves more lasting environmental damage affecting many more lives, than saving a few.

DOI: 10.61137/ijsret.vol.11.issue1.124

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