From a soda bottle prototype to success

Dr. Chouaibou recognized that in order to overcome insecticide resistance in malaria vectors, it was crucial to design a method that combined both chemical and mechanical action. Thus, his first mosquito trapping net (The T-Net) was born. The first T-Net, handmade with sections of plastic soda bottles to serve as funnels for mosquitoes into the net's trapping compartment, received spectacular results, gaining Dr. Chouaibou funding from IVCC to develop the T-Net in collaboration with NCSU. Fast forward to today, and their efforts have resulted in the first chemical-free mosquito netting that meets WHO's four-year useful life standard.