Rich Knight

Dept. of Biodiversity & Conservation BiologyUniversity of the Western CapeP. Bag X17, Bellville 7535, RSA

Knight.rich@gmail.com

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Malaria: African pandemic killer 200 000 new-

born deaths

Risk worse for Women & Children

http://www.malariafocus.com

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Cutting channels

Land fill

Planting (e.g. Eucalypts)

Chemicals

DDT (still used)

Diflubenzuron

Biological

Mosquito fish and Guppies

Bacillus thungeliensis

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

Hab

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Loss

Inva

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http://videojournalist.nl

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

1. Survives dry periods with egg diapause

2. Specialist consumer of mosquito larva

African Killifish: Indigenous, Safer Biocontrol African Killifish: Indigenous, Safer Biocontrol of Mosquito Larvaeof Mosquito Larvae (Matias & Adrias 2010 Parasites & Vectors 3:46)

http://www.zazzle.com/

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Low success rate of introduction

Chemicals

Biological

African Annual Killifish pose some problemsAfrican Annual Killifish pose some problemsReichard et al. 2010 Parasites & Vectors 3:89)

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Chemicals

Biological

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Chemicals

Biological

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Chemicals

Biological

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Chemicals

Biological

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Draining Wetlands

Chemicals

Biological

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

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Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight

Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & BiologicalMalaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological