title: Resistance status of the malaria vector mosquitoes, Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles subpictus towards adulticides and larvicides in arid and semi-arid areas of India.
abstract: Susceptibility studies of malaria vectors Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae) and An. subpictus Grassi collected during 2004-2007 from various locations of Arid and Semi-Arid Zone of India were conducted by adulticide bioassay of DDT, malathion, deltamethrin and larvicide bioassay of fenthion, temephos, chlorpyriphos and malathion using diagnostic doses. Both species from all locations exhibited variable resistance to DDT and malathion from majority of location. Adults of both the species were susceptible to Deltamethrin. Larvae of both the Anopheline species showed some evidence of resistance to chlorpyriphos followed by fenthion whereas susceptible to temephos and malathion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Entomology, Defence R&D Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, MP- 474002, India. sachin_ento@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Tikar
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mendki
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sukumaran
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veer
authors.forename: Shri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Parashar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D003889:Desert Climate; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D007814:Larva; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides