Day: April 22, 2019

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Solar-Powered, Insecticide-Coated Mosquito Trap: Cost Analysis

Insecticide

Actellic 300CS

  • starred countries used ONLY Actellic as an insecticide for both 2016 and 2017

Fan

Existing Full Solution Ideas

References

Actellic 300CS. (2018, April 12). Retrieved April 23, 2019, from Syngenta website: https://www.syngentappm.com/product/crop-protection/vector-control/actellicr300cs

digitalaudiotapeFollow. (n.d.). A Cheap & No Maintenance LED Fan Mosquito Trap. Retrieved April 23, 2019, from Instructables website: https://www.instructables.com/id/A-Cheap-No-Maintenance-LED-Fan-Mosquito-Trap/

President’s Malaria Initiative. PMI IRS Country Programs: 2017 Comparative Cost Analysis [PDF file]. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/implementing-partner-reports/africa-indoor-residual-spraying-project-pmi-irs-country-programs-2017-comparative-cost-analysis.pdf?sfvrsn=4

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How to Apply Insect Repellent Lotion to the Body

  1. You must first purchase or acquire it.
  2. Read the instructions of the container or the bottle to give you the guide for the use of the lotion if you are the first- time user and do not know how to use it.
  3. Pour the lotion into your hand and smear it gently on your face, around your chin and your eye brow.
  4. Spread it around your neck, shoulders, torso (front, back), elbows, hands, fingers, knees, legs and feet.
  5. Wait for at least 30 minutes for the lotion to dry on your face and body before going to bed to avoid wiping out of the lotion from your body by the bed sheet.
  6. Close the lid of the lotion tightly after use to avoid leak out of the lotion onto the room floor.
  7. Always, keep the lotion out of reach of children before and after use.
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Information on the Dengue Survival Kit

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5334678/

Dengue Survival Kit

  • For context, the following is a literature review on potential items to include in a low-cost dengue-survival kit which contains repellents for users that could easily and quickly be distributed to users. Although this may not eradicate dengue, it could help decrease the amount of people infected with dengue in a small area and then later be used/built-upon to help decrease the number of infected in the whole of Yemen.
  • According to an Australian article posted on The Conversation, on November 15, 2015, mosquito repellents which are plant-based are generally effective however they have to be reapplied more frequently which is a draw-back in comparison to topical insect repellents which have DEET or picaridin as they do not need to be reapplied as often.

Mosquito Bracelets: Cons and Pros

Best Ways to Avoid Mosquitoes:

Insect Repellents that work the best:

    • According to the CDC, repellents with DEET, Picadidin, IR3535, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, Para-Menthane-diol (PMD), and 2-undecanone work best.
    • Do not use on children younger than 2 months of age.

Topical Creams to Avoid:  https://www.almanac.com/content/how-deter-mosquitoes-and-treat-bug-bites#

    • Caladryl and calamine lotions for mosquito bites. Better to apply a low-potency hydrocortisone.

Some of the Best Ways Currently:

As shown by above, it is a little bit hard to find a way to create a dengue box with things that are of low-cost and will be able to help people avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Some of the best ways that we could help them is either make an educational mosquito kit or make some types of clothing garb and repellent thing or make some type of screens for windows and doors so that holes can be repaired and can stop mosquitoes from coming in.

Cites for More Research Later:

Pricing aspects

Link to Yemen

Screens. Windows Covering

How is it packaged? Biodegradable; How to

https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/reduction/itn.html

https://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/diseases-and-conditions/mosquito-borne-diseases/index.html