There is a new addition to the YIF toolbox for vector control - a vehicle mounted cold fogger has been imported from the UK for trials to determine … [Read more...]
New publication on the impact of distributing insecticide treated mosquito nets
June 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
YIF assessed the impact of distributing 5,000 insecticide treated bed nets (PermaNets) and has published the results in Outlooks on Pest Management - … [Read more...]
Keeping the number of blackflies down
October 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Yaounde initiative has been continuing to treat parts of the Sanaga River between Edea and Monatele to keep the numbers of blackflies as low as … [Read more...]
Could odours be the solution to blackfly control?
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Yaounde Initiative Foundation has been carrying out field research in Cameroon in collaboration with the UK-based Natural Resources Institute … [Read more...]
Animated Guide to Indoor Residual Spraying
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WHO published a short booklet on how to spray the inside of houses for mosquito control. An animated version of this booklet has been produced as a … [Read more...]
Update on blackfly control on the the Sanaga River
March 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Many of the people who lived near the Sanaga River have moved out of the area due to the severity of the biting by blackflies (Simulium spp.). Those … [Read more...]
New book on Integrated Vector Management in press
March 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
The most recent book by Professor Graham Matthews - YIF Technical Director - is entitled 'Integrated Vector Management' and is due to be published by … [Read more...]
Sanaga River blackfly control project continues
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Yaounde Initiative Foundation (YIF) is carrying out blackfly control on a part of the Sanaga River, funded by AES Sonel, an American/Cameroonian … [Read more...]
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