Mosquito nets not for gardening — Medical Entomologist
Mosquito nets not for gardening — Medical Entomologist LISTEN FEB 21, 2021 Mr Sydney Ageyomah Abilba, the Upper East Regional Medical Entomologist of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says Insecticides Treated Nets (ITNs) are not for gardening purposes, but intended to protect users against mosquito bites and malaria. He explained that mosquito nets that were expired after about three years, torn and could not be sown for use, could be used for farming purposes. “But some farmers are also abusing it, they even use new nets. “Some have realised that the insecticides used to treat the n...