Journal of Medical Entomology (2003) 40, 68-72

S.P. Frances, R.D. Cooper, R.K. Gupta and Mustapha Debboun (2003)
Efficacy of a new self-supporting low-profile bednet for personal protection against Anopheles farauti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a village in Papua New Guinea
Journal of Medical Entomology 40 (1), 68-72
Abstract: A new United States (U.S.) self-supporting low-profile bednet was designed by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in collaboration with Breakthrough Technologies. The bednet incorporated permethrin-impregnated screening into a frame that erected automatically when removed from its bag. The new U.S. bednet was compared with the current Australian Defense Force (ADF) mosquito bednet at Buka Island, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea, in March 1999. At the time of the test, Anopheles farauti Laveran was the most abundant biting mosquito. Both bednet types provided >97.8% protection compared with an unprotected collector. The untreated U.S. Army prototype bednet provided better protection than the untreated ADF bednet against mosquitoes entering the bednet during the night.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles farauti		Papua New Guinea