Understanding Tunnel Testing at AIRID

How do we assess ITNs under laboratory conditions while allowing mosquitoes to express natural host-seeking behaviour?

Tunnel testing is a WHO-recommended method that uses a live host bait to evaluate mosquito interactions with insecticide-treated nets under controlled conditions.

Mosquitoes are released overnight, and researchers assess net passage, blood feeding, mortality and repellency.

At AIRID, we use tunnel tests to support the evaluation and development of next-generation ITNs, generating high-quality efficacy data for our research and industry partners.

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