A participatory approach for malaria control in southern Malawi : Effects of the environment and community on larval source management

Abstract

Table of contents Chapter 1 7 General introduction Chapter 2 17 Characterisation of anopheline larval habitats in southern Malawi Chapter 3 39 Effect of application of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on oviposition site selection in Anopheles coluzzii under laboratory conditions Chapter 4 49 Effects of larval exposure to sublethal doses of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on body size, oviposition and survival of adult Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes Chapter 5 63 Community factors affecting participation in larval source management for malaria control in Chikwawa District, Southern Malawi Chapter 6 83 Community participation in habitat management and larviciding for the control of malaria vectors Chapter 7