Toxicity of 8insecticides to the larvae of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabricius and itsmajorlarvalparasite, Pediobius foveolatus Crawford , was investigated in the laboratory.
Sir Ronald, who discovered the malarial parasite living in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito in the 19th Century, recruited teams to eliminate the larvae from stagnant pools and marshes.