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Snetselaar, Janneke, Lees, Rosemary 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-9125, Foster, Geraldine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9769-4349, Walker, Kyle, Manunda, Baltazari J., Malone, David, Mosha, Franklin W., Rowland, Mark W. and Kirby, Matthew J.
(2022)
'Enhancing the Quality of Spray Application in IRS: Evaluation of the Micron Track Sprayer'. Insects, Vol 13, Issue 6, p. 523.
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Abstract
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) has changed little since its introduction in the 1940s. Manual spraying is still prone to variation in insecticide dose. To improve the application of IRS in experimental hut trials, an automated track sprayer was developed, which regulates the speed of application
and the distance of the nozzle from the wall, two key sources of variation. The automated track sprayer was compared to manual spraying, firstly using fluorescein solution in controlled indoor settings, and secondly in experimental huts in Tanzania using several IRS products. Manual spraying
produced greater variation with both fluorescein and insecticide applications. Both manual and automated spray methods under-dosed the actual dose sprayed compared to the target dose. Overall, the track sprayer treats surfaces more consistently, offering a potential improvement over manual spraying for experimental hut evaluation of new IRS formulations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 600 Insect control. Tick control WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 240 Disinfection. Disinfestation. Pesticides (including diseases caused by) |
| Faculty: Department: | IVCC Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060523 |
| Depositing User: | Helen Fletcher |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2022 14:51 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2022 14:51 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/20539 |
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