First Wambugu isolates the gene that codes for the production of insecticidal pyrethrins in the pyrethrum flower and extracts them.

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Over the three year lifespan of a Long Lasting Insecticidal Net, a child is protected from malaria for less than half a cent a night.

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No link between insecticidal seed treatments and bee health was found.

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Interestingly, the death rates of children from all causes have gone down faster, often when the only intervention has been an insecticidal bednet or a malaria treatment.

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Over the past four years, enough Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets have been delivered to protect almost 1 billion people, along with enough diagnostic testing and treatments to reach hundreds of millions.

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Gains need to be maintained and financing for buying and distributing the essential commodities such as pediatric amoxicillin, long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs), anti-malarial treatment, oral-rehydration treatment and zinc, needs to be sustained.

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This protein (a member of a group called the lectins, that is being tested for insecticidal properties) was already known to be bad for the immune system, so its effect on the rats would hardly have been a surprise to anyone with a knowledge of the field.

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