Report of the sixteenth WHOPES working group meeting: WHO/HQ, Geneva, 22-30 July 2013
Review of Pirimiphos-methyl 300 CS, Chlorfenapyr 240 SC, Deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE, Duranet LN, Netprotect LN, Yahe LN, Spinosad 83.3 Monolayer DT, Spinosad 25 Extended release GR
Overview
The sixteenth meeting of the WHOPES Working Group, an advisory group to the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES), was convened at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 22 to 30 July 2013.
The objective of the meeting was to review pirimiphos-methyl 300 capsule suspension (CS) (Syngenta Crop Protection, Switzerland), chlorfenapyr 240 suspension concentrate (SC) (BASF, Germany) and deltamethrin 62.5 polymer-enhanced suspension concentrate (SC-PE) (Bayer CropScience, Germany) for indoor residual spraying against malaria vectors; Duranet long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net (LN) (Shobikaa Impex, India), Netprotect LN (Intelligent Insect Control, France) and Yahe LN (Fujian Yamei Industry, China) for malaria prevention and control; Spinosad 83.3 monolayer tablet for direct application (DT); and Spinosad 25 extended release granule (GR) (Clarke Mosquito Control Products, USA) for mosquito larviciding.
The meeting was attended by 13 scientists (see Annex 1: List of participants). Professor Dr Marc Coosemans was appointed as Chairman and Dr John Gimnig as Rapporteur. The meeting was convened in plenary and group sessions, in which the reports of the WHOPES supervised trials and relevant published literature and unpublished reports were reviewed and discussed (see Annex 2: References). Recommendations on the use of the above-mentioned products were made.