1.   Do not use any insecticide sprays in the house, or pesticide sprays in the garden.

2.   As one further precaution, I mix in lime sulfur, a fungicide of relatively low toxicity, with my insecticide sprays.

3.   A. There are a number of insecticide sprays that you can make.

4.   If the infestation was particularly severe, you might also want to use a pantry-safe insecticide spray or set out some natural insect pheromone traps.

5.   If the infestation is particularly severe, you might also want to use a pantry-safe insecticide spray or set out some natural insect pheromone traps.

6.   Insecticide spray and bed nets impregnated with insecticide are effective, said WHO, but improving living conditions and sanitation is equally important.

7.   Normally, insecticide sprays should have begun in September before the seasonal rains, rather than in January when malaria infections hit their peak.