Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) against vectors and pests
Guidelines provide information on risk assessment procedures and criteria for efficacy testing and evaluation of indoor sprays against mosquitoes and Chagas vectors. Access to a list of appropriate insecticides is provided.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- WHO - Generic risk assessment model for indoor residual spraying of insecticides: Second edition [2018]
- WHO - Generic risk assessment model for indoor and outdoor space spraying of insecticides: Second edition [2018]
- WHO - Field testing and evaluation of insecticides for indoor residual spraying against Chagas vectors [2001]
- WHO - Guidelines for testing mosquito adulticides for indoor residual spraying and treatment of mosquito nets [2006]
- WHO - Indoor residual surface treatments for malaria transmission control in areas with insecticide-resistant mosquito populations: Preferred product characteristics [2022]
- WHO - Prequalified Lists: Vector control products [accessed 2022]
- WHO - Indoor residual spraying: an operational manual for indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria transmission control and elimination [2015]
- WHO - Protecting the health and safety of workers in emergency vector control of Aedes mosquitoes. Interim guidance for vector control and health workers [2016]