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Table 2 Results of insecticide susceptibility tests on insecticide-susceptible (Sonepat and Nadiad) and -resistant (Goa) strains of An. stephens i and field-collected strains of An. culicifacies from Chhattisgarh and Gujarat states.

From: Chlorfenapyr: a new insecticide with novel mode of action can control pyrethroid resistant malaria vectors

Species

Insecticides

Control

 

DDT 4.0%

Malathion

5.0%

Bendiocarb

(0.1%)

Deltamethrin

0.05%

Chlorfenapyr

5.0%

OC

OP

PY

Susceptible strains

An. stephensi (Sonepat)

98.3 ± 2.3* (57)

100 (48)

100 (102)

100 (68)

100 (169)

0 (35)

0 (15)

4.7 (21)

An. stephensi (Nadiad )

95.9 ± 2.8* (50)

98.0 ± 2.7* (48)

100 (30)

100 (49)

100 (125)

0 (16)

0 (45)

0 (17)

Resistant strain

An. stephensi (Goa)

10.3 ± 5.1* (77)

26.2 ± 5.9* (46)

23.4 ± 2.1* (94)

84.9 ± 3.5* (47)

100 (116)

0 (15)

0 (36)

0 (15)

Field collected strain - Raipur

An. culicifacies

4.2 ± 2.1* (120)

73.3 ± 3.9* (116)

80 ± 3.6* (30)

78.2 ± 2.5* (124)

100 (211)

0 (48)

0 (50)

0 (18)

Field collected strain - Panchmahals

An. culicifacies

6.4 ± 2.6* (140)

30.1 ± 3.2* (123)

93.7 ± 2.7* (80)

43.1 ± 3.1* (130)

100 (60)

0 (21)

0 (39)

0 (20)

Field collected strain - Vadodara

An. culicifacies

11.6 ± 2.9* (120)

41.1 ± 3.6* (124)

93.7 ± 3.2* (80)

59.2 ± 3.4* (130)

100 (60)

0 (20)

0 (40)

0 (20)

  1. * - % Mortality + SE Figures in parentheses indicate number of mosquitoes exposed; OC: Organochlorine; OP: Organophosphate; PY: Pyrethroid; WHO criteria of adult susceptibility- susceptible- mortality between 98% and 100%; verification required-mortality between 97% and 80%, and resistant-mortality lower than 80%.