daytime to prevent Dengue; Use mosquito nets – to protect babies‚ old people and others‚ who may rest during the day. The effectiveness of such nets can be improved by treating them with permethrin (pyrethroid insecticide). Curtains (cloth or bamboo) can also be treated with insecticide and hung at windows or doorways‚ to repel or kill mosquitoes. Protection of people sick with dengue – Mosquitoes become infected when they bite people who are sick
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in natural habitat‚ the difference in temperature can be said to have an affect on the amount of carbon dioxide they are able to produce per minute. In addition‚ the metabolic rates of the crickets and their exposure to chemicals such as certain insecticides will ultimately have an impact on
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Integrated Malaria Vector Management Policy‚ developed by the NMCP in coordination with all key stakeholders places considerable emphasis on four primary intervention areas (environmental management‚ adulticiding and larviciding‚ biological control‚ and insecticide-treated materials). These interventions may be used singly or in combination‚ depending upon the epidemiological setting. THE INTEGRATED MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY Goals and Targets The
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India has had lots of hits and misses with malaria since independence. Prevention starts at home. Self determination is needed .Protective measures should be adopted; they not only help protect the individual but rather deprive the mosquito of its blood meal .self enforcement is the key‚ motivation and commitment from the user is needed for a fail safe outcome. A child dies from malaria every 30 seconds The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) (an alliance of WHO‚ UNICEF‚ World Bank‚ UN Development
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The primary motive for farmers switching from chemicals to garlic is because it is natural‚ cheap and has natural characteristics of fungicides and insecticides. The most common pesticide made from garlic is garlic spray‚ which controls a variety of organisms including termites‚ ants‚ caterpillars and slugs. The plants will only need to be sprayed once a week because of the long-lasting taste of garlic
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using methods of genetic engineering. These techniques can allow our food to be modified. This then allows us to make our crops resistant to pests and disease‚ which benefits farmers‚ so they don’t have to spend excessive amounts of money on insecticides‚ it also enables the foods to have the capability to adapt to any environmental conditions‚ improve the flavour of the foods‚ increase the food’s shelf life‚ making our food last longer at home and delay the food’s ripening. An example of this
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data. Any reference to genetically modified (GM) organisms in this piece are exclusively pointed at transgenic organisms. We will also be examining in depth the two most widespread types of transgenic organisms: herbicide-tolerant crops and insecticide-producing plants. CONCLUSION:- Other technologies available have fewer scientific unknowns‚ less possibility of forming cycles of farmer debt‚ and have led to equally significant reductions in hunger. Integrated pest management‚ organic
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I S-Nig ria C e Growing Watermelon commercially in Nigeria A.A Adekunle‚ A.O. Fatunbi‚ S. Adisa and O.A. Adeyemi 1 How to grow a good watermelon crop in Nigeria Watermelon 2 Importance of watermelon Watermelon is relished by many people across the world as a fresh fruit. This is because watermelon is known to be low in calories but highly nutritious and thirst-quenching‚ it also contain Vitamin C and A in form of the disease fighting beta-carotene. Lycopene and beta-carotene
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and water by doing so. At a rate of more than 500 new chemicals per year‚ of which 200 from the1940 ’s to the 1960 ’s were pesticides‚ the public market is flooded with more pesticides than it knows what to do with. More often than not‚ each new insecticide just happens to be a little stronger than the last‚ defeating the purpose‚ and killing off the good insects as well as the bad (Carson par. 5 - 7). Carson ’s views of the over-usage of pesticides could be fully substantiated if by no other means
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You may have been seeing reports about them in the news or online‚ but bed bugs are making a huge comeback. In fact‚ according to the experts at Wahiawa‚ HI based exterminator‚ Aloha Termite & Pest Control‚ these wily creatures represent a tougher challenge both to homeowner and contractor—they’re very good at burrowing and hiding in furniture—but removal is absolutely essential as they love to feast on human blood. The problem can be taken care of‚ but it requires careful and dedicated bed bug treatment
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