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1 Rich Knight Dept. of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology University of the Western Cape P. Bag X17, Bellville 7535, RSA Knight.rich@gmail.com

2 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

3 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 & Biological Habitat Loss Invasion Pollution http://videojournalist.nl

4 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 of Mosquito Larvae (Matias & Adrias 2010 Parasites & Vectors 3:46) http://www.zazzle.com/

5 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 problems Reichard et al. 2010 Parasites & Vectors 3:89)

6 Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight Draining Wetlands Chemicals Biological Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

7 Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight Draining Wetlands Chemicals Biological Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

8 Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight Draining Wetlands Chemicals Biological Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

9 Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight Draining Wetlands Chemicals Biological Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

10 Honours Science Methodology Project Proposal Seminars: BCB Department, UWC: 23rd Feb 2011 - Rich Knight Draining Wetlands Chemicals Biological Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological This is a text

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

12 Malaria Control: Mechanical, Chemical & Biological

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