Table 4 Hypothetical vector control interventions
From: An agent-based model of the population dynamics of Anopheles gambiae
HVCI | Interpretation | Real-world mapping |
|---|---|---|
L Entering | Imposes a one-time killing effect (a one-time hazard) when an egg enters the larva stage | LSM by insecticidal control |
L Updating | Imposes an additional killing effect for a larva; the killing effect sustains every hour during the entire larval development stage (see Equations 2–5) until the larva enters the pupa stage or dies | LSM by biological control |
BMS Foraging | Imposes an additional killing effect for a host seeking female mosquito in the BMS stage; the killing effect is in action whenever a female encounters a host (with P FindHost =25%) in BMS, and occurs over every hour until the mosquito successfully gets a blood meal (and then enters the BMD stage) or dies; may occur in multiple gonotrophic cycles | ITNs |
BMS Foraging, K=0% | A special case of BMS Foraging with no killing effectiveness; simulates a continuous effect (with no additional killing) on a host seeking female during the entire BMS stage; may occur in multiple gonotrophic cycles | Untreated bed nets |
BMD Resting | Imposes an additional killing effect for a female mosquito in the BMD stage, and the killing effect sustains every hour of the 1–2.5 days duration in BMD (see Equation 7) until the mosquito enters the G stage or dies; may occur in multiple gonotrophic cycles | IRS |
G Foraging | Imposes an additional killing effect for a female mosquito in the G stage seeking an aquatic habitat for oviposition; the killing effect is in action whenever a female is seeking a habitat (with P FindHabitat =25%) in G, and occurs over every hour until it successfully finds a habitat or dies; may occur in multiple gonotrophic cycles | Lethal ovitraps |
(IA, BMS, BMD, G) Entering | Imposes an additional killing effect (a one-time hazard) for female mosquitoes entering the IA, BMS, BMD, and G stages; may occur in multiple gonotrophic cycles during BMS, BMD, G | ATSB |
(IA, BMS, BMD, G) Resting | Imposes an additional killing effect for female mosquitoes resting in the IA, BMS, BMD, and G stages; the killing effect occurs over every hour (when mosquitoes are resting) in all of these stages, and in multiple gonotrophic cycles during BMS, BMD, G | Sugar meal traps |