Not killing, but disrupting: A new angle in malaria control
What you need to know:
For years, malaria control has relied heavily on insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying—interventions that have undoubtedly saved millions of lives. However, mosquito populations are not static; they continually adapt to environmental pressures.
At the centre of our study was pyriproxyfen, a chemical that works very differently from conventional insecticides. Instead of killing mosquitoes instantly, it interferes with their development, preventing them from maturing into adults.
