Mosquitoes 'develop resistance to insecticide in bed nets'

Mosquitoes may be developing resistance to the insecticide used in bed nets, reports Quartz.

The world's largest producer of long-lasting bed nets, Vestergaard, told the news site that their research shows bed nets with the insecticide pyrethroid aren't as effective as they used to be.

In spite of the wide-scale distribution of nets, increases in malaria rates have been seen in South Sudan, Gambia, and Burkina Faso, adds Quartz.

The company has developed a new net with with piperonyl butoxide.

But it may take a while before it comes on to the market.

And the World Health Organization has asked for further trials before the nets replace the existing ones in net distribution programs across Africa, adds Quartz.read more>> http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-36137788