Updated on 06/09/2016
Keywords : Plant health, Insecticides, Biocides, Processionary caterpillars
Processionary caterpillars are insects that are found in many regions of France, including urban areas. They compromise the health of trees, and also have an impact on human health as their bristles can cause inflammatory skin reactions, as well as more serious allergic reactions of the respiratory mucosa. ANSES, asked to assess alternatives to chemical treatment for the control of these insects, recommends a combination of preventive and curative measures.
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Updated on 04/08/2016
Keywords : Vector control (VC), Mosquitos, Biocides, Insecticides, Mosquito nets
With no vaccine or treatment for chikungunya, the primary means of controlling the outbreak that took place in 2005-2006 on Réunion Island was to control the mosquitoes responsible for the transmission of this disease. Alongside these mosquito control operations, recommendations encouraging the use of mosquito nets or insecticide-impregnated clothing were issued by several organisations. Within this context, the Agency was asked to clarify the conditions for use of these protective measures and to assess their toxicity with repeated use in the short, medium and long terms.
Updated on 14/04/2017
Keywords : Insecticides, Biocides, Vector control (VC)
To be effective and sustainable, insecticide-based vector control must be based on the alternate use of active substances with various modes of action, in order to limit the development in these insect vectors of resistance to insecticides. To identify active substances potentially interesting for use in vector control, ANSES undertook extensive, coordinated research into the insecticides used for vector control, which led to 32 substances being identified. ANSES then selected a reduced number of adulticide or larvicide compounds that could potentially be used in the medium term and whose use would comply with the European regulations, and carried out risk assessments on four of them.
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