Insecticidal susceptibility status of Anopheles stephensi (Liston) in selected areas of Calcutta (West Bengal).
Susceptibility tests were carried out with insecticides like Organochlorine Organophosphorus and Synthetic pyrethroids using the WHO test kits against Anopheles stephensi larvae and adults, collected from malaria endemic wards of Calcutta in December, 1995 and January, 1996 Anopheles stephensi adults were found resistant to DDT, Propoxure, Malathion but susceptible to Fenthion and Deltamethrin.
Mukhopadhyay
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AK
Regional Office for Health & Family Welfare, Calcutta.
Chakraborty
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Karmakar
P K
PK
Banerjee
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007194:India; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides / Q000592:standards*; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010944:Plants; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014504:Urban Health
D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D011722:Pyrethrins