Table 1 Characteristics of representative monitoring and control tools and their potential for scaled-up programmes targeting outdoor biting and resting anopheline mosquito populations in Africa (see text for details)
Tool | Outdoor/indoor surveillance | Compared to HLC | Estimated cost/unitb | Scalable for outdoor control | Status of development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BGS and BGM traps | $100–200 | Yes | Commercialised | ||
Mosquito Magnet | Outdoor [59] | Yes [60] | $300–1000 | No | Commercialised |
Clay potsa | Outdoor [67] | No | $1–$50 | Yes | Under development |
Resting boxesa | $1–$50 | Yes | Under development | ||
Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits | No | $1–50 | Yes | Three RCT protocols reviewed by VCAG | |
Larvicides | na | na | $1–50 | Yes | Commercialised |
Genetically modified mosquitoes | na | na | Not available | Potentially | Cage studies results communicated to VCAG |
Genetically modified symbionts | na | na | Not available | Potentially | Under development |
Endectocides | na | na | $1–50 | Yes | RCT protocol in review |