Ashin M. (10BB20A39009 )�Anoop A. A. ( 10BB21J39001 )
Vipin C. K. (10PP20A39002)
Kiruthika R. ( 10BB20A39008 )
Sreedevi D. ( 10BB21J39002 )
CSIR NIIST
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Introduction
Mosquito borne diseases are a major public health issue in nearly all tropical and subtropical countries, making vector control imperative.
As yet another South West monsoon sweeps across Kerala, the State is left grappling with outbreaks of infectious diseases, especially dengue fever, which has become as annual a phenomenon as the monsoon itself.
Increasing urbanization and environmental degradation has led to an explosion of mosquito population and various mosquito borne diseases.
All plantation districts and the rubber belt have loads of mosquito borne disease cases.
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Current strategies are , destruction of breeding grounds, use of repellants etc.
Most of the insecticides are toxic to humans and other animals and not much effective.
Government agencies also use chemicals like pyrethroids which may nonspecifically affect other insects also. Eg. Dragon flies, Honey bees, May flies, etc.
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Planning to develop “attract and kill” strategy that draws the insect to the killing agent rather than bringing the killing agent to the insect.
Trap would be developed by combining the effects of using specific pheromones and mechanical traps.