All in a Day's Work. Above, a woman washes her dishes while a boy fills a jerry can from Lake Victoria, the second largest body of freshwater in the world.Remi Benali
A brickmaker sorts through a collection of newly made bricks, readying them for the kiln. The puddles around him have yet to be linked to drainage sluices. Remi Benali
Low-tech remedy. In the village of Mbui-Njeru, Martin Njigoya's bug lamp can catch up to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single night. Remi Benali
Willing Victim. Sliding his arm into a specially designed net box, an ICIPE lab assistant allows a colony of hungry (but non-malarial) female Anopheles gambiae to feed on his blood. These feeding sessions are the only way to keep lab-bred mosquitoes plump and fertile, ensuring scientists a constant supply of experimental subjects.Remi Benali
Hundreds of larvae jostle around in a breeding bin. Free of predators and plants, the bin replicates the clear, stagnant puddles that are the mosquitoes' preferred breeding ground.Remi Benali
Mortal Threat. A mother sits with her 9-month-old son in Kimbimbi hospital. Admitted with a fever so high that doctors feared convulsions, the child was being treated with ACT, and doctors were cautiously optimistic that he would recover.Remi Benali
Despite death threats and attempted bribes, physician Paul Saoke has led a successful -- but controversial -- effort to block the reintroduction of DDT in Kenya.Remi Benali
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) is a naturally occurring bacterium that targets mosquitoes and black flies (which transmit river blindness) and is nontoxic to mosquito predators, fish, wildlife, and humans. After its active ingredient is extracted through a fermentation process, Bti is applied to breeding sites in granule form. ICIPE houses the only Bti fermenter in Africa.Remi Benali
Mosquito Terminator. This is the affectionate nickname given by ICIPE researchers to Evarcha culicivora, a species of salticid, or jumping spider. Found only along the shores of Lake Victoria, it devours Anopheles mosquitoes, as shown here, especially blood-fed females.Remi Benali