insect ecology | Nsa Dada, PhD

Mosquito biology

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Malaria Prevention, Control and Treatment Course (GH574). Rollins School of Public Health Global Health Program. Emory University, Atlanta, USA

Class lecture and hands-on lab (MSc level).

I taught the mosquito biology and control component of this course to Emory MSc students (2018) and the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Officers and Resident Advisors (2019).

Feel free to click on the slides button at the top of the page to download the linked lecture slides.

Insect sampling and curation

Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

General insect classification, sampling and curation. Entomology Branch, Center for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya

Class lecture and hands-on lab and field (Bsc/MSc level).

I focused on major insect families in western Kenya, and we explored the use of different collection methods including the malaise trap, UV light traps, yello-pan traps, and sweep nets.

Feel free to click on the buttons at the top of the page to download the linked lecture slides.

Mosquito sampling

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Collection of immature container-dwelling mosquitoes. Salavan Health Department, Salavan, Laos PDR and Khon Kaen Provincial Health office, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Hands-on field training for public health (vector-borne disease control) scientists in Thailand and Laos

I focused on demonstrating the collection and identification of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from domestic water containers in and around human dwellings.

Spatio-temporal distribution of NTD vectors in Rhoko forest

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Project description will be available shortly, please bear with me as I update the site. In the meantime, you can check out the publication associated with this project.