Small-scale field testing of Alpha-cypermethrin water-dispersible granules in comparison with the recommended wettable powder formulation for indoor residual spraying against malaria vectors in Benin

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Moiroux, Nicolas, Armel Djenontin, Zogo, Barnabas, Aziz Boureima, Ibrahim Sidick, Pigeon, Olivier, Pennetier, Cedric
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 22.12.2017
• Subjects: Cement; Cypermethrin; Filter paper; Inhalation; Insecticides; Malaria; Mortality; Powder; Pyrethroids; Spraying; Vectors; Benin

Backgroud: Pyrethroids are the most common class of insecticide used worldwide for indoor residual spraying (IRS) against malaria vectors. Water-dispersible granules (WG) are a pyrethroid formulation to be applied after disintegration and dispersion in water with less risks of inhalation than using...