Report of the first WHOPES Working Group meeting, WHO/HQ, 26−27 June 1997

Overview

The purpose of the meeting was to review the reports of field trials of pesticides that have reached the final stages of evaluation by the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) and to make recommendations to the Division of Control of Tropical Diseases (CTD) for their use in vector control.

The reports submitted to the Working Group related to field trials of indoor residual spraying or bednet impregnation with etofenprox (Mitsui Toatsu Chem., Japan) or deltamethrin (AgrEvo, UK) in one or more of the following formulations: etofenprox (20 WP, 20% wettable powder; 20EC, 20% emulsifiable concentrate; 10 EW, 10% emulsion oil-in-water) for the purpose of Anopheles or Triatoma control, and deltamethrin (25 SC, 2. 5% suspension concentrate) for Triatoma control.