MultiInsecticideSpaceSpraying

The MultiInsecticideSpaceSpraying intervention class is a node-level intervention that models the application of a multi-insecticide outdoor spray. As a spray, this kills male and female adult and immature mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have a daily probability of dying; feeding status does not impact the probability of death for adult female mosquitoes.

The effectiveness of the intervention is combined using the following equation:

Total efficacy = 1.0 – (1.0 – efficacy_1)* (1.0 – efficacy_2) * … * (1.0 – efficacy_n)

At a glance:

  • Distributed to: Nodes

  • Serialized: No, it needs to be redistributed when starting from a serialized file.

  • Uses insecticides: Yes. It can target subgroups using genomes, especially when targeting certain species.

  • Time-based expiration: No

  • Purge existing: Yes. If a new intervention is added to to the node, the existing intervention of the same name is removed when the new one is added.

  • Vector killing contributes to: Die Without Attempting to Feed & Die Before Attempting Human Feed

  • Vector effects: Killing

  • Vector sexes affected: Both males and females

  • Vector life stage affected: Adult and immature

Note

Parameters are case-sensitive. For Boolean parameters, set to 1 for true or 0 for false. Minimum, maximum, or default values of “NA” indicate that those values are not applicable for that parameter.

EMOD does not use true defaults; that is, if the dependency relationships indicate that a parameter is required, you must supply a value for it. However, many of the tools used to work with EMOD will use the default values provided below.

JSON format does not permit comments, but you can add “dummy” parameters to add contextual information to your files. Any keys that are not EMOD parameter names will be ignored by the model.

The table below describes all possible parameters with which this class can be configured. The JSON example that follows shows one potential configuration.

Parameter

Data type

Minimum

Maximum

Default

Description

Example

Cost_To_Consumer

float

0

999999

10

The unit cost per vector control (unamortized).

{
  "Cost_To_Consumer": 8
}

Insecticide_Name

string

NA

NA

Uninitialized string

The name of the insecticide defined in <config.Insecticides> for this intervention. If insecticides are being used, this must be defined as one of those values; if they are not being used this can be empty. It cannot have a value if you did not configure <config.Insecticides>.

{
  "Insecticide_Name": "carbamate"
}

Insecticides

array of json objects

None

None

[]

An array of objects defining the blocking and killing efficacy of each insecticide.

{
  "Insecticides": [
    {
      "Insecticide_Name": "pyrethroid",
      "Killing_Config": {
        "Box_Duration": 300,
        "Initial_Effect": 1,
        "class": "WaningEffectBox"
      }
    },
    {
      "Insecticide_Name": "carbamate",
      "Killing_Config": {
        "Box_Duration": 300,
        "Initial_Effect": 1,
        "class": "WaningEffectBox"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Killing_Config

json object

NA

NA

NA

The configuration of killing efficacy and waning for space spaying. Specify how this effect decays over time using one of the Waning effect classes.

{
  "Killing_Config": {
    "Box_Duration": 3650,
    "Initial_Effect": 0.5,
    "class": "WaningEffectBox"
  }
}

Spray_Coverage

float

0

1

0

The portion of the node that has been sprayed. This value is multiplied by the current efficacy of the WaningEffect.

{
  "Spray_Coverage": 0.8
}
{
    "Events": [{
        "Event_Coordinator_Config": {
            "Intervention_Config": {
                "class": "MultiInsecticideSpaceSpraying",
                "Cost_To_Consumer": 1.0,
                "Spray_Coverage": 1.0,
                "Insecticides": [{
                        "Insecticide_Name": "pyrethroid_homo",
                        "Killing_Config": {
                            "Box_Duration": 100,
                            "Decay_Time_Constant": 150,
                            "Initial_Effect": 0.1,
                            "class": "WaningEffectBoxExponential"
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "Insecticide_Name": "carbamate_homo",
                        "Killing_Config": {
                            "Box_Duration": 100,
                            "Decay_Time_Constant": 150,
                            "Initial_Effect": 0.1,
                            "class": "WaningEffectBoxExponential"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "class": "StandardInterventionDistributionEventCoordinator"
        },
        "Nodeset_Config": {
            "class": "NodeSetAll"
        },
        "Start_Day": 100,
        "class": "CampaignEvent"
    }],
    "Use_Defaults": 1
}