A review on biological mosquito control measures-past, present and future
Department of Health Research, Unit of Microbiology and Immunology, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Pondicherry- 605006, India.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(01), 302–310
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.1.1032
Publication history:
Received on 08 September 2022, revised on 09 October 2022, accepted on 12 October 2022
Abstract:
Over 40% of the world's population is under danger from mosquito transmitted diseases, which are a growing global health challenge. Since 2000, malaria control has made significant progress, but of late it has slowed down. Aedes-borne arbovirus risk is also rising quickly due to the remarkable expansion of the dengue and chikungunya viruses, yellow fever outbreaks, and the Zika virus pandemic. To counteract this issues people used many vector control measures. Synthetic pesticides play a significant role in mosquito larval and adult control strategies, although their deployment is hampered by the development of resistance. As an alternative, various biological measures are being used including bacterial bio pesticides. They are extremely effective at controlling larvae due to their lack of resistance development and environmental friendliness. In this present review various biological control measures used for mosquito control are discussed.
Keywords:
Mosquito borne diseases; Vector control; Chemical insecticides; Resistance; Biopesticides; Sterile insect technology
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