Insecticidal susceptibility status of Anopheles stephensi (Liston) in selected areas of Calcutta (West Bengal)

Indian J Public Health. 1996 Oct-Dec;40(4):130-3.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anopheles*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated*
  • India
  • Insecticide Resistance
  • Insecticides / standards*
  • Malaria / prevention & control*
  • Organophosphorus Compounds*
  • Plants*
  • Pyrethrins*
  • Urban Health

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
  • Insecticides
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Pyrethrins