TY - JOUR AU - Philbert, Anitha AU - Lyantagaye, Sylvester Leonard AU - Nkwengulila, Gamba PY - 2019 DA - 2019/11/06 TI - Farmers’ pesticide usage practices in the malaria endemic region of North-Western Tanzania: implications to the control of malaria vectors JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1456 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Pesticides remain the mainstay for the control of agricultural pests and disease vectors. However, their indiscriminate use in agriculture has led to development of resistance to both crop pests and disease vectors. This threatens to undermine the success gained through the implementation of chemical based vector control programs. We investigated the practices of farmers with regard to pesticide usage in the vegetable growing areas and their impact on susceptibility status of An. gambiae s.l. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7767-0 DO - 10.1186/s12889-019-7767-0 ID - Philbert2019 ER -